Word: metalsmithing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
tals
mi
thing
Definition: The craft of fashioning objects out of metals; the craft or work of a metalsmith.
Morphemes:
Affix: metal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The ore from which a metal is derived.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: metallum
Language: la
Decoded: metallum
Meaning: metal, mine, quarry, mineral
Affix: smith
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: smyth
Language: enm
Decoded: smyth
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A metalworker or smith; one who works with any kind of metal.
Affix: -en
Language: enm
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Attached to a noun that denotes a material to form an adjective describing something as made of that material.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.