Word: submersible
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sub
mers
i
ble
Definition: A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed "true submersibles", because they cannot retroactively declare that their non-nuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
Morphemes:
Affix: submerse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To submerge; cover completely or make imperceptible
Etymology Compounds: Affix: submersus
Language: la
Decoded: submersus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: sunken, drowned, overwhelmed
Affix: -ible
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning "able to be; relevant or suitable to, in accordance with", or expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ibilis
Language: la
Decoded: -ibilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -able; able or worthy to be (the recipient of an action).