Word: yahrzeits
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: yahr
zeits
Definition: Plural of yahrzeit. The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.
Morphemes:
Affix: yahrzeit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: jār
Language: gmh
Decoded: jar
Meaning: year
Affix: zīt
Language: gmh
Decoded: zit
Meaning: time
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.