Word: Candlemas
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: can
dle
mas
Definition: The festival in the Christian year celebrated on February 2nd. It commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple.
Morphemes:
Affix: candle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: candeō
Language: la
Decoded: candeo
Meaning: shine, glitter; glow
Affix: -ēla
Language: la
Decoded: -ela
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns from verbs, often specifically deponent verbs.
Affix: -mas
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A holiday, sacred day.