Word: captivity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cap
tiv
i
ty
Definition: The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
Morphemes:
Affix: captive
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One held prisoner.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: captus
Language: la
Decoded: captus
Meaning: to capture
Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"