English suffix

-ment

event / result noun

Register

learned

Productivity

mid

attaches to a sizeable but bounded set

Attaches to

V

Status

Establisheddraft

oed

Words built with -ment

movement
the act of moving
move+-ment
payment
the act/result of paying
pay+-ment

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

this affix: -ment

    French

    • -ance
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -ure
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -ment
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -tion
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Hindi

    • -आई
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -आवट
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -आहट
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)

    Telugu

    • -డం
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -ట
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)

    Tamil