Word: elopement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
lope
ment
Definition: The act of running away from home (for any reason).
Morphemes:
Affix: and-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A prefix of Old English origin meaning "against; back; in return; away", represented in Modern English by a-, an-, on-, and in altered form by the reverse-action prefix un-#Etymology_2 (e.g. unbuckle ). Also as the initial letter d in dread ( Old English ondrǣdan ).
Affix: lope
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To travel an easy pace with long strides.
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.