Word: retinaculum
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ret
i
nac
u
lum
Definition: One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.
Morphemes:
Affix: retinaculum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: hold; restrain
Affix: -culum
Language: la
Decoded: -culum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.