Word: forestalment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: forestal
ment
Definition: Alternative form of forestallment. The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hinderance; prevention; aversion.
Morphemes:
Affix: forest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cover an area with trees.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: foresta
Language: ML.
Decoded: foresta
Meaning: open wood
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
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.