Word: ascendant
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: as
cend
ant
Definition: Surpassing or controlling.
Morphemes:
Affix: ascend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To succeed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: scandō
Language: la
Decoded: scando
Meaning: to climb
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.