Word: duty
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: du
ty
Definition: A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
Morphemes:
Affix: due
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
Meaning: from
Affix: habeō
Language: la
Decoded: habeo
Meaning: I have
Affix: -ty
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -tātem
Language: la
Decoded: -tatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms action nouns from verbs.