Word: declaims
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
claims
Definition: Third-person singular of declaim; recite in elocution
Morphemes:
Affix: declaim
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
Meaning: of; from, away from
Affix: clāmō
Language: la
Decoded: clamo
Meaning: cry out, call
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs