Word: menopause
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: men
o
pause
Definition: The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.
Morphemes:
Affix: meno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: menstruation; the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle
Affix: -pause
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Indicative of a pause or discontinuance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παύω
Language: grc
Decoded: pauo
Meaning: stop, end
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process