Word part · Latin suffix
The Latin suffix -ment
Means: the act or result of.
At a glance
- Part
- -ment
- Meaning
- the act or result of
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
Turns an action into a thing: pay, payment. It starts with a consonant, so a final e stays: amazement.
Example words
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Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- pay (root or base)+ment (suffix)→payment
the act of paying; money paid
- enjoy (root or base)+ment (suffix)→enjoyment
the feeling of enjoying something
- agree (root or base)+ment (suffix)→agreement
the result of agreeing
- ship (root or base)+ment (suffix)→shipment
a load of goods that is shipped
- amaze (root or base)+ment (suffix)→amazement
the feeling of being amazed
- treat (root or base)+ment (suffix)→treatment
the way someone or something is treated
- equip (root or base)+ment (suffix)→equipment
the tools and things needed for a job
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