-mânt

See also: mant and -mant

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • -ământ
  • -mînt — old orthography

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɨnt/

Suffix

-mânt n (plural -minte)

  1. Forms nouns that indicate the action or result of a verb; -ment
    ‎jura (“to vow”) + ‎-mânt → ‎jurământ (“vow”)
    ‎lega (“to bind”) + ‎-mânt → ‎legământ (“pledge, promise; vow”)
    ‎crede (“to trust”) + ‎-mânt → ‎crezământ (“trust”)
    ‎așeza (“to settle”) + ‎-mânt → ‎așezământ (“settlement”)
    ‎încălța (“to put on shoes”) + ‎-minte → ‎încălțăminte (“footwear”)

Usage notes

Recent borrowings. such as abonament (“subscription”), from French abonnement, usually keep the original form.

Declension
Declension of -mânt
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) -mânt -mântul (niște) -minte -mintele
genitive/dative (unui) -mânt -mântului (unor) -minte -mintelor
vocative -mântule -mintelor

Derived terms
Romanian terms suffixed with -mânt
Romanian terms suffixed with -ământ
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