Word: steeplechasing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stee
ple
chas
ing
Definition: Athletics over hurdles and a water jump.
Morphemes:
Affix: steep
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.
Affix: chase
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A children's game where one player chases another.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: take, capture
Affix: -tō
Language: la
Decoded: -to
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms action nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.