Word: prefricative
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
fri
ca
tive
Definition: Before a fricative; of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
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: fricative
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fricāre
Language: la
Decoded: fricare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I chafe