Word: abandonment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ban
don
ment
Definition: The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
Morphemes:
Affix: abandon
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: à
Language: fro
Decoded: a
Meaning: at, to
Affix: bandon
Language: fro
Decoded: bandon
Meaning: jurisdiction, control
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.