Word: retinaculum
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ret
i
nac
u
lum
Definition: One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.
Morphemes:
Affix: retinaculum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: hold; restrain
Affix: -culum
Language: la
Decoded: -culum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.