Word: cityward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cit
y
ward
Definition: Directed toward cities
Morphemes:
Affix: city
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The central business district; downtown.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cīvis
Language: la
Decoded: civis
Meaning: citizen
Affix: -itās
Language: la
Decoded: -itas
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look; the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.