-amentum

Latin

Etymology

Rebracketing of -mentum and a preceding stem-final -ā-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aːˈmen.tum/, [äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmen.tum/, [äˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Suffix

-āmentum n (genitive -āmentī); second declension

1. instrument, medium, or result of

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	-āmentum	-āmenta
genitive	-āmentī	-āmentōrum
dative	-āmentō	-āmentīs
accusative	-āmentum	-āmenta
ablative	-āmentō	-āmentīs
vocative	-āmentum	-āmenta

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -amentum

additamentum

atramentum

capillamentum

ferramentum

loramentum

terriculamentum

veteramentarius

References

• The Semantics of -mentum, -bulum, and -culum, by Edmund D. Cressman. January 1, 1915.