Word: conferment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
fer
ment
Definition: The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
Morphemes:
Affix: confer
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To grant as a possession; to bestow.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together
Affix: ferō
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: I bear
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.