Word: paternity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ter
ni
ty
Definition: authorship
Morphemes:
Affix: paternity
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: authorship
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pater
Language: la
Decoded: pater
Meaning: father
Affix: -rnus
Language: la
Decoded: -rnus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives
Affix: -itās
Language: la
Decoded: -itas
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.