Word: impalation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
pa
la
tion
Definition: impalement; the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
Morphemes:
Affix: impale
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: palus
Language: la
Decoded: palus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: stake, prop, stay, pale, post
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns