Word: preaspiration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
a
spir
a
tion
Definition: A period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of mirror-image of aspiration.
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: aspirate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mark of aspiration (#) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aspīrātus
Language: la
Decoded: aspiratus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: breathed, aspired
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.