Word: sondage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: son
dage
Definition: A small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.
Morphemes:
Affix: sondage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sonder
Language: fr
Decoded: sonder
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to probe (test the depth of something)
Affix: -age
Language: fr
Decoded: -age
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X".