Word: updrainage
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: up
drai
nage
Definition: Upstream in the direction of drainage.
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: drain
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns indicating a place
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.