Word: downfaults
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: down
faults
Definition: Third-person singular of downfault. A graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land).
Morphemes:
Affix: down-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lower position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: fault
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fracture.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: falsus
Language: la
Decoded: falsus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: appeased, beguiled, having been appeased
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