Word: condolence
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
do
lence
Definition: An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
Morphemes:
Affix: condole
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To say in an expression of sympathy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: doleō
Language: la
Decoded: doleo
Meaning: feel pain, suffer
Affix: -ence
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -entia
Language: la
Decoded: -entia
Meaning: -entia