French suffix

-ment

event / result noun

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

V

Status

Establisheddraft

tlfi

Words built with -ment

mouvement
the act of moving
mouvoir+-ment
paiement
the act/result of paying
payer+-ment

Does the same job elsewhere

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

English

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

French

this affix: -ment

    Hindi

    • -आई
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -आवट
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -आहट
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Telugu

    • -డం
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -ట
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Tamil