Word: prestress
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
stress
Definition: Before a stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word).
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: stress
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: utterly, exceedingly
Affix: stringō
Language: la
Decoded: stringo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to touch lightly, graze, wound slightly