Word: punishability
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pun
ish
a
bil
i
ty
Definition: The characteristic of being punishable; the ability to be punished.
Morphemes:
Affix: punish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: puniō
Language: la
Decoded: punio
Meaning: to inflict punishment upon
Affix: -able
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Giving, or inclined to.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -i-
Language: la
Decoded: -i-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
Affix: -bilis
Language: la
Decoded: -bilis
Meaning: capable or worthy of being acted upon
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"