Word: catacombs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
ta
combs
Definition: Plural of catacomb; an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
Morphemes:
Affix: catacomb
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cata-
Language: la
Decoded: cata-
Meaning: among
Affix: tumbas
Language: la
Decoded: tumbas
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tomb
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).