Word: carpentering
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
pen
ter
ing
Definition: carpentry; the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
Morphemes:
Affix: carpenter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carpentum
Language: la
Decoded: carpentum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: wagon, cart
Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.