Word: abrasion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
bra
sion
Definition: A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
Morphemes:
Affix: abrade
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To undergo abrasion; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab
Language: la
Decoded: ab
Meaning: from, away from
Affix: rādō
Language: la
Decoded: rado
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I scrape, shave, scratch.
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.