Word: derailment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
rail
ment
Definition: The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
Morphemes:
Affix: derail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
Meaning: from
Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out
Affix: rail
Language: fr
Decoded: rail
PoS: Noun
Meaning: rail
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Nominal suffix indicating the person who exercises a particular activity.
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.