Word: emasculatory
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: e
mas
cu
la
to
ry
Definition: Serving or tending to emasculate.
Morphemes:
Affix: emasculate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ē-
Language: la
Decoded: e-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting privation
Affix: mās
Language: la
Decoded: mas
Meaning: male, man
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: suffix forming verbs
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.