Word: catacombic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ca
ta
com
bic
Definition: Resembling or characteristic of a catacomb; an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
Morphemes:
Affix: catacomb
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cata-
Language: la
Decoded: cata-
Meaning: among
Affix: tumbas
Language: la
Decoded: tumbas
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tomb
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to