Word: malternative
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mal
ter
na
tive
Definition: An alcoholic beverage, an alternative to beer, that contains some malt alcohol and may contain other types of alcohol.
Morphemes:
Affix: malt
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
Affix: alter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of altar; a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.