Word: retrodicts
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
tro
dicts
Definition: Third-person singular of retrodict. To attempt to estimate the previous state from the present.
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Back or backward.
Affix: predict
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make predictions.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: dīcō
Language: la
Decoded: dico
Meaning: to say
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs