Word: hereditary
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: he
red
i
tar
y
Definition: Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
Morphemes:
Affix: hereditary
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: here
Language: en
Decoded: here
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
Affix: -s
Language: en
Decoded: -s
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.
Affix: -tās
Language: la
Decoded: -tas
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.
Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.