Word: subirrigations
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: su
bir
ri
ga
tions
Definition: Plural of subirrigation. A method of irrigation where water is delivered to the plant rootzone from below the soil surface and absorbed upwards. The excess water may be collected for reuse.
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: under, beneath
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: irrigate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: irrigare
Language: la
Decoded: irrigare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I water or irrigate
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).