мент

Russian

Etymology

Possibly from Polish menda (police officer (vulgar)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲent]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ent

Noun

мент • (ment) m anim (genitive мента́, nominative plural менты́, genitive plural менто́в)

  1. (slang) cop
    Synonyms: му́сор (músor), лега́вый (legávyj), ляга́вый (ljagávyj), фарао́н (faraón), коп (kop)

Declension

  • менто́вка (mentóvka)
  • ментово́з (mentovóz)
  • менто́вский (mentóvskij)
  • менту́ра (mentúra)
  • ментя́ра (mentjára)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛnt]

Etymology 1

Clipping of моме́нт (momént).

Noun

мент • (ment) m inan (genitive ме́нту, nominative plural ме́нти, genitive plural ме́нтів)

  1. (time) moment, instant
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian мент (ment).

Noun

мент • (ment) m pers (genitive мента́, nominative plural менти́, genitive plural менті́в)

  1. (slang) cop
Declension

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “мент”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
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