Word: irrigation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ir
ri
ga
tion
Definition: The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
Morphemes:
Affix: irrigate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: irrigare
Language: la
Decoded: irrigare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I water or irrigate
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.