Word: inflection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
flec
tion
Definition: A change in the form of a word to express different grammatical categories.
Morphemes:
Affix: inflect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in
Affix: flectō
Language: la
Decoded: flecto
Meaning: I bend
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.