Word: sustainment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sus
tain
ment
Definition: The act of sustaining something
Morphemes:
Affix: sustain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain, or keep in existence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub-
Language: la
Decoded: sub-
Meaning: from below, up
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: verb
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.