Word: retirement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tire
ment
Definition: An act of retiring; withdrawal.
Morphemes:
Affix: retire
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: frm
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back
Affix: tirer
Language: frm
Decoded: tirer
Meaning: draw, pull
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.