Word: invention
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
ven
tion
Definition: A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
Morphemes:
Affix: invent
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To design a new process or mechanism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in, on
Affix: veniō
Language: la
Decoded: venio
Meaning: come
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.