Word: constipation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
sti
pa
tion
Definition: A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.
Morphemes:
Affix: constipate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause constipation in.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together
Affix: stīpāre
Language: la
Decoded: stipare
Meaning: to pack
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.