Word: contestants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
te
stants
Definition: Plural of contestant; a person who participates in competitions
Morphemes:
Affix: contest
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A competition; an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
Affix: testis
Language: la
Decoded: testis
Meaning: a witness
Affix: -o
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The agent noun derived from verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).