Word: gnatcatcher
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gnat
catch
er
Definition: A member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the family Polioptilidae found in North America and South America, close relatives of the wrens.
Morphemes:
Affix: gnat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
Affix: catch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fragment of music or poetry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: take, capture
Affix: -tō
Language: la
Decoded: -to
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms collective/abstract nouns from adjectives or other nouns.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix denoting a resident or inhabitant of (the place denoted by the proper noun); used to form a demonym.