Word: Candlemas
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: can
dle
mas
Definition: A quarter day in Scotland.
Morphemes:
Affix: candle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: candeō
Language: la
Decoded: candeo
Meaning: shine, glitter; glow
Affix: -ēla
Language: la
Decoded: -ela
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns from verbs, often specifically deponent verbs.
Affix: -mas
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A holiday, sacred day.