Word: assailant
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: as
sail
ant
Definition: Assailing; attacking.
Morphemes:
Affix: assail
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: towards
Affix: saliō
Language: la
Decoded: salio
Meaning: to jump
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective derived from a verb, having the senses of: (a) "doing (the verbal action)", and/or (b) "prone/tending to do (the verbal action)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.