Word: hibernation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hi
ber
na
tion
Definition: A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
Morphemes:
Affix: hibernate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hībernātus
Language: la
Decoded: hibernatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: to pass the winter
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.