Word: retainings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tai
nings
Definition: Plural of retaining; secure and keep for possible future use or application
Morphemes:
Affix: retain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hold secure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: to hold
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.