Word: tantaluses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tan
ta
lu
ses
Definition: Plural of tantalus; a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it
Morphemes:
Affix: tantalus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Τάνταλος
Language: grc
Decoded: Tantalos
Meaning: Tantalus
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third person singular present of verbs