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plural of-man horsemen sportsmen lawmen newsmen freemen icemen supermen Scotsmen Chinamen (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
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sense ,capacity aditu ( “ to understand ” ) + -men → adimen ( “ intelligence ” ) Forming nouns expressing an action abiatu ( “ to start, begin ” ) + -men → abiamen ( “ beginning ” ) “-men ” inLabayru Hiztegia FromProto-Italic *-men Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
-men n genitive -minis third declension
forms nouns, usually from verbs, generally describing the means, instrument, or result of an action Derivatives of first-conjugation verbs end in-āmen and derivatives of fourth-conjugation verbs end in-īmen :
lībrō, lībrāre ( “ to balance, poise ” ) ( present stemlībrā- ) + -men → lībrāmen ( “ balance, poise ” ) mūniō, mūnīre ( “ to fortify ” ) ( present stemmūnī- ) + -men → mūnīmen ( “ defense, fortification ” ) Derivatives of second- and third-conjugation verbs show more complicated formations depending on the stem involved:
augeō, augēre ( “ to increase, enlarge ” ) + -men → augmen ( “ increase, growth ” ) acuō, acuere ( “ to sharpen ” ) + -men → acūmen ( “ sharpened point ” ) There are also some derivatives from nouns or adjectives, which show variable formation: some end in-āmen (such aslinteāmen oleāmen pinguāmen linteum oleum pinguis -ūmen (such asalbūmen caldūmen albus caldus
Compare the related suffix-mentum -men , there is a corresponding noun ending in-mentum with a similar meaning, such asvēlāmen ( “ covering ” ) andvēlāmentum ( “ covering ” ) .
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Aromanian:-ame -ami -imi Catalan:-am -im -um Galician:-ame -ime -ume Italian:-ame -ime -ume Portuguese:-ame -ão -ime -ume -um Romanian:-ime Sicilian:-ami -imi -umi Spanish:-ambre -imbre -umbre -men
Classifier suffix used to form the numerals used to count animate nouns Indefinite suffix for animate nounswoal ( “ man ” ) + -men → woalmen ( “ a man ” ) See:Category:Mokilese terms suffixed with -men
Mokilese determinative suffixes
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Alternative form of-ment FromLate Latin -mente
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Formsadverbs from feminineadjectives . -wise ,-ly lonja f ( “ long ” ) + -men → lonjamen ( “ for a long time ” ) Originally fromOttoman Turkish ـمن ( -men ) ,inherited fromProto-Turkic *-man değirmen Persian ـمان ( -mân ,“ -like ” ) .Sense 1 is found mainly inlanguage reforms' coinages , and was likely influenced byGerman -mann English -man
preceding vowel a / ı / o / u e / i / ö / ü -man -men
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Formsagent nouns fromverbs , denotingprofessions . -er ,-ant Synonym: -ci öğretmek ( “ to teach ” ) + -men → öğretmen ( “ teacher ” ) saymak ( “ to count ” ) + -men → sayman ( “ accountant, treasurer ” ) danışmak ( “ to consult ” ) + -men → danışman ( “ consultant ” ) Formsnouns andadjectives from verbal roots. şişmek ( “ to swell, get fat ” ) + -men → şişman ( “ fat ” ) azmak ( “ overflow, overgrow ” ) + -men → azman ( “ overgrown, too big, monstrous ” ) Formsnouns andadjectives denoting a highdegree orexcess . koca ( “ big ” ) + -men → kocaman ( “ huge ” ) küçük ( “ small ” ) + -men → küçümen ( “ smaller, very small ” ) Formsnouns andadjectives denotingfondness andpassion . evcik ( “ small home ” ) + -men → evcimen ( “ fond of home ” ) Formsnouns ofcommunities . köle ( “ slave ” ) + -men → kölemen ( “ slaves ” ) Türk -men → Türkmen 
