Word: bishop
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bish
op
Definition: The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
Morphemes:
Affix: bishop
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐπί
Language: grc
Decoded: epi
Meaning: over
Affix: σκοπός
Language: grc
Decoded: skopos
Meaning: watcher