Word: relegation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rel
e
ga
tion
Definition: Moving from one division to a lower one, due to poor results
Morphemes:
Affix: relegate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: relēgātus
Language: la
Decoded: relegatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: despatched
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.