Word: resistant
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: re
sist
ant
Definition: Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
Morphemes:
Affix: resist
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To oppose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: sisto
Language: la
Decoded: sisto
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I stop, I stand still; I halt; I stand firm.
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective derived from a verb, having the senses of: (a) "doing (the verbal action)", and/or (b) "prone/tending to do (the verbal action)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.