Word: maternal
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ma
ter
nal
Definition: A mother; a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
Morphemes:
Affix: maternal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mother; a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: māter
Language: la
Decoded: mater
Meaning: mother
Affix: -nus
Language: la
Decoded: -nus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derives adjective nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns