Word: affirmative
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: af
firm
a
tive
Definition: An assertion; a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Morphemes:
Affix: affirm
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: firmare
Language: la
Decoded: firmare
Meaning: to make firm
Affix: -ative
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of, related to, or associated with the thing specified