Word: wailment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wail
ment
Definition: Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
Morphemes:
Affix: wail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
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.