Word: contest
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: con
test
Definition: To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
Morphemes:
Affix: contest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: testis
Language: la
Decoded: testis
Meaning: a witness
Affix: -o
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative