Word: fortifications
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: for
ti
fi
ca
tions
Definition: Plural of fortification; defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
Morphemes:
Affix: fortify
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fortis
Language: la
Decoded: fortis
Meaning: strong
Affix: -ficō
Language: la
Decoded: -fico
Meaning: make
Affix: -ification
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The process of becoming.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).