Word: nictated
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: nic
ta
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of nictate; briefly shut the eyes
Morphemes:
Affix: nictate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nictāre
Language: la
Decoded: nictare
Meaning: to wink, blink
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional -ed in the past tense.