Word: alternation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: al
ter
na
tion
Definition: A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
Morphemes:
Affix: alter
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To tailor clothes to make them fit.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: alter
Language: la
Decoded: alter
Meaning: the other
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.