Word: contesting
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: con
te
sting
Definition: Present participle of contest; to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
Morphemes:
Affix: contest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
Affix: testis
Language: la
Decoded: testis
Meaning: a witness
Affix: -o
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.