Word: governmental
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: gov
ern
men
tal
Definition: Relating to a government; the act of governing; exercising authority
Morphemes:
Affix: govern
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of governing; the act of governing; exercising authority
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κυβερνάω
Language: grc
Decoded: kubernao
Meaning: I steer, drive, govern
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.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.