Word: cattleguards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
ttle
guards
Definition: Plural of cattleguard; in New Zealand English – is a type of obstacle used to prevent livestock, such as sheep, beeves, pigs, horses, or mules from passing along a road or railway which penetrates the fencing surrounding an enclosed piece of land or border
Morphemes:
Affix: cattle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caput
Language: la
Decoded: caput
Meaning: head
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: guard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A squad responsible for protecting something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: guarde
Language: fro
Decoded: guarde
Meaning: a guardian, warden, keeper
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.