Word: aspiration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: as
pi
ra
tion
Definition: The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
Morphemes:
Affix: aspire
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aspirare
Language: la
Decoded: aspirare
Meaning: breathe on; approach; desire
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