Word: retropalatal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: re
tro
pa
la
tal
Definition: Behind the palate
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Behind.
Affix: pale
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: palleō
Language: la
Decoded: palleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I fade, lose color, change color.
Affix: -idus
Language: la
Decoded: -idus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.