suffix · neuterthird declension
-men
-men n (genitive -minis)
Classical[mɛn]Ecclesiastical[men]
Meaning
- morphemeneuterforms nouns, usually from verbs, generally describing the means, instrument, or result of an action
Origins
From Proto-Italic *-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥.
Descendants
- Catalan-am
- Catalan-im
- Catalan-um
- Italian-ame
- Italian-ime
- Italian-ume
- Portuguese-ame
- Portuguese-ão
- Portuguese-ime
- Portuguese-ume