Word: abandonment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ban
don
ment
Definition: An abandoned building or structure.
Morphemes:
Affix: abandon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: abandonment; relinquishment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: abandon
Language: fro
Decoded: abandon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: abandonment; relinquishment.
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.