Word: fender
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: fend
er
Definition: To use fenders to protect the side of a boat
Morphemes:
Affix: fend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for ); to block or push away (typically construed with off).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: *fendō
Language: la
Decoded: *fendo
Meaning: hit, thrust
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing to which the root verb can satisfactorily be done.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.