Word: courtyard
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: court
yard
Definition: An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
Morphemes:
Affix: court
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cōrtem
Language: la
Decoded: cortem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a farmyard or enclosure
Affix: yard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.