Word: emasculation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
ma
scu
la
tion
Definition: The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor or strength; unmanly weakness
Morphemes:
Affix: emasculate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ē-
Language: la
Decoded: e-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting privation
Affix: mās
Language: la
Decoded: mas
Meaning: male, man
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: suffix forming verbs
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.