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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries后缀
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hòuzhuì
"这是一个常见的名词后缀。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A common suffix added to verbs to form nouns expressing the means, result, or state of an action.
"The government announced a major new development for the urban area."
- 1
Shortened slang or colloquial clipping of words ending in -ment, such as apartment or menthol, depending on context.
"He decided to stay in a nice ment near the station."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin suffix '-mentum', which was added to verb stems to form nouns indicating the result or means of an action. Through Old French '-ment', it entered the English language during the Middle English period, eventually becoming a productive suffix for creating abstract nouns.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Ment"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Ment" is said worldwide
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ment
Transliteration: mɑ̃
"C'est un suffixe très productif en français."
Ment
Transliteration: mɛnt
"Das Suffix -ment bildet Substantive im Deutschen."
mento
Transliteration: ˈmento
"Il suffisso indica il risultato di un'azione."
miento
Transliteration: ˈmjento
"Es un sufijo derivativo común."
mento
Transliteration: ˈmẽtu
"Este sufixo forma substantivos abstratos."
प्रत्यय
Transliteration: pratyay
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक संज्ञा बनाने वाला प्रत्यय है।"
后缀
Transliteration: hòuzhuì
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个常见的名词后缀。"
접미사
Transliteration: jeopmisa
Script: 한국어 한글
"이것은 명사를 만드는 접미사입니다."
接尾辞
Transliteration: setsubiji
Script: 日本語
"これは名詞を作るための接尾辞です。"
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