-ment /mənt/
suffix [in nouns][
Language: Old French;
Origin: Latin -mentum]
used to form a noun from a verb to show actions, the people who do them, or their results:
the government (=the people who govern a country) the replacement of something (=the action of replacing something) some interesting new developments ► -mental /mentl/
suffix [in adjectives]:
governmental [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲