Word: extinguishment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
tin
guish
ment
Definition: The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
Morphemes:
Affix: extinguish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex
Language: la
Decoded: ex
Meaning: out
Affix: stinguo
Language: la
Decoded: stinguo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I put out, extinguish.
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.