Word: abutment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
but
ment
Definition: The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
Meaning: to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: towards
Affix: butt
Language: en
Meaning: boundary mark
Etymology Compounds: Affix: boute
Language: fro
Decoded: boute
Meaning: cask
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.