Word: lactational
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lac
ta
tion
al
Definition: Of or pertaining to lactation; feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
Morphemes:
Affix: lactate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To secrete or produce milk
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lactātus
Language: la
Decoded: lactatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: suckled
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.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.