Word: dwellinghouse
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dwe
lling
house
Definition: A house intended as a residential building (and not, for example, as a place of business).
Morphemes:
Affix: dwell
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To live; to reside.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dwellen
Language: enm
Decoded: dwellen
Meaning: delay, hinder, detain; linger, remain
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.
Affix: house
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).