Word: genuflections
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
nu
flec
tions
Definition: Plural of genuflection; the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
Morphemes:
Affix: genuflect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: genū
Language: la
Decoded: genu
Meaning: knee
Affix: flectō
Language: la
Decoded: flecto
Meaning: to bend
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
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.