Word: ransom
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ran
som
Definition: To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
Morphemes:
Affix: ransom
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: red-
Language: la
Decoded: red-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Primarily ante-vocalic or poetic variant of re-
Affix: emō
Language: la
Decoded: emo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I buy, purchase.
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.