Word: plaintive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: plain
tive
Definition: Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
Morphemes:
Affix: plaint
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lament or woeful cry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plangō
Language: la
Decoded: plango
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to bewail, lament for
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun suffix
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.