Word: quadfurcated
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: quad
fur
ca
ted
Definition: = quadrifurcate, quadrifurcated
Morphemes:
Affix: quad-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Involving four elements; typically refer to water, earth, fire, air, and (later) aether, which were proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter in terms of simpler substances
Affix: furcate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: furca
Language: la
Decoded: furca
Meaning: fork
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.