Word: absentee
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ab
sen
tee
Definition: Pertaining to one that is absent.
Morphemes:
Affix: absent
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab
Language: la
Decoded: ab
Meaning: away
Affix: sum
Language: la
Decoded: sum
Meaning: to be
Affix: -ee
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Irregularly added to nouns to mean a person somehow associated with the object denoted by the noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ee
Language: fro
Decoded: -ee
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Irregularly added to nouns to mean a person somehow associated with the object denoted by the noun.