Word: becalm
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: be
calm
Definition: To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).
Morphemes:
Affix: be-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".
Affix: calm
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Without wind or storm.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: καίω
Language: grc
Decoded: kaio
Meaning: burn
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action