Word: basement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: base
ment
Definition: A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a geology of sedimentary rocks is laid.
Morphemes:
Affix: base
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
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.