Word: inflation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
fla
tion
Definition: An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas.
Morphemes:
Affix: inflate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnflātus
Language: la
Decoded: inflatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: inflated, having been blown into
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.