Word: embayment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: em
bay
ment
Definition: The process by which a bay is formed.
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in, into, on, onto
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: bay
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tract covered with bay trees.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: baie
Language: fr
Decoded: baie
PoS: Noun
Meaning: bay (body of water)
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.