Word: circumcision
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cir
cum
ci
sion
Definition: The surgical removal of the clitoris; clitoridectomy, usually referred to as female genital mutilation
Morphemes:
Affix: circumcise
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia (female).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: circum
Language: la
Decoded: circum
Meaning: about, around; through
Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: cut, hew
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.