Word: occlusives
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: occ
lu
sives
Definition: Plural of occlusive; a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Morphemes:
Affix: occlude
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: occlūdere
Language: la
Decoded: occludere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I restrain
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.