Word: abridgment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
bridg
ment
Definition: Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
Morphemes:
Affix: abridge
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To curtail; terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it often has the effect of intensifying the verbal action
Affix: brevis
Language: la
Decoded: brevis
Meaning: short; brief
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.