Word: increment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
cre
ment
Definition: The waxing of the moon.
Morphemes:
Affix: increase
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in, on
Affix: crescō
Language: la
Decoded: cresco
Meaning: grow
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.