-ment

suffix

Attached to a verb to form a noun meaning the action denoted by the verb or its result.

Similar
-tion-ing
OriginMiddle English -ment ← Old French -ment ← Latin -mentum →
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Meanings

suffix-ment (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ments)

plural -ments · alternative ⠰⠞

  1. countableuncountableAttached to a verb to form a noun meaning the action denoted by the verb or its result.

    Synonyms: -tion, -ing

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixAttached to a verb to form a noun meaning the action denoted by the verb or its result.

Similar
-tion-ing
Also see
-ing

Origin

  1. Latin-mentum
  2. Old French-ment
  3. Middle English-ment
  4. English-ment

From Middle English -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum.

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Translations

Ancient Greek -μα
  • -μα (-ma)Translations
Catalan -ment
  • -mentTranslations
Dutch -ing
  • -ingTranslations
Finnish -minen, -us
  • -minenTranslations
  • -usTranslations
French -ment, -age
  • -mentTranslations
  • -ageTranslations
German -ung
  • -ungTranslations
Greek -μα, -ιμο
  • -μα (-ma)Translations
  • -ιμο (-imo)Translations
Hindi -करण
  • -करण (-karaṇ)Translations
Italian -mento
  • -mentoTranslations
Japanese の
  • の (no)Translations
Korean -음, -기
  • -음 (-eum)Translations
  • -기 (-gi)Translations
Latin -mentum
  • -mentumTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål -ment
  • -mentTranslations
Persian ـش
  • ـش (-eš)Translations
Polish -stwo, -anie
  • -stwoTranslations
  • -anieTranslations
  • -enieTranslations
  • -ęcieTranslations
Romanian -mânt
  • -mântTranslations
Russian -тельство
  • -тельство (-telʹstvo)Translations
Spanish -miento, -mento
  • -mientoTranslations
  • -mentoTranslations
Swedish -mang, -ment
  • -mangTranslations
  • -mentTranslations
Tamil -ச்சி
  • -ச்சி (-cci)Translations
Thai การ, ความ
  • การ (gaan)Translations
  • ความ (kwaam)Translations
Ukrainian -ення, -ання
  • -ення (-ennja)Translations
  • -ання (-annja)Translations
Urdu ـش
  • ـش (-iś)Translations
Welsh -ant, -dra
  • -antTranslations
  • -draTranslations
  • -idTranslations
  • -niTranslations
  • -debTranslations
  • -iTranslations
  • -wchTranslations
  • -aintTranslations
  • -terTranslations
  • -derTranslations
  • -tidTranslations
  • -felTranslations
Yiddish ־ונג
  • ־ונג (-ung)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

-ment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ment

MLA

“-ment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ment.

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