Word: paternalising
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pa
ter
na
li
sing
Definition: Present participle of paternalise
Morphemes:
Affix: paternal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Acting as a father
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pater
Language: la
Decoded: pater
Meaning: father
Affix: -rnus
Language: la
Decoded: -rnus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives
Affix: -ise
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -izāre
Language: la
Decoded: -izare
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.