Word: expugnation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
pug
na
tion
Definition: The act of taking by assault; conquest.
Morphemes:
Affix: expugnation
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of taking by assault; conquest.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting privation
Affix: pugnus
Language: la
Decoded: pugnus
Meaning: fist
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.