Word: serving
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ser
ving
Definition: A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
Morphemes:
Affix: serve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: serviō
Language: la
Decoded: servio
Meaning: be a slave; serve
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.