Word: ratchetness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ra
tchet
ness
Definition: The quality of being ratchet; mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
Morphemes:
Affix: ratchet
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rochet
Language: fr
Decoded: rochet
Meaning: bobbin, spindle, ratchet
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz