Word: premenopausal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
men
o
pau
sal
Definition: Having not yet undergone menopause
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: meno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: menstruation; the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle
Affix: -pause
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Indicative of a pause or discontinuance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παύω
Language: grc
Decoded: pauo
Meaning: stop, end
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
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.