Word: rettery
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ret
ter
y
Definition: A place or establishment where flax is retted.
Morphemes:
Affix: ret
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.
Affix: -ery
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbs to form nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.