Word: obviative
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ob
vi
a
tive
Definition: A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a third person other than the principal.
Morphemes:
Affix: obviate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: obviāre
Language: la
Decoded: obviare
Meaning: to block, to hinder
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.