LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · neuterthird declension

-men

-men n (genitive -minis)
Classical[mɛn]Ecclesiastical[men]

Meaning

  1. 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

Quick answers

What does -men mean in Latin?
-men, a suffix, means “forms nouns, usually from verbs, generally describing the means, instrument, or result of an action”.
How do you pronounce -men?
In classical Latin, [mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [men].