Word: matter
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mat
ter
Definition: Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form and becomes substance.
Morphemes:
Affix: matter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form and becomes substance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: māter
Language: la
Decoded: mater
Meaning: mother, at least in the sense of source
Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.