Word: mantelshelf
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: man
tel
shelf
Definition: A shelf above a fireplace.
Morphemes:
Affix: mantel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mantēllum
Language: la
Decoded: mantellum
Meaning: covering, cloak
Affix: shelf
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.