Word: pentices
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pen
ti
ces
Definition: Plural of pentice. An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.
Morphemes:
Affix: pentice
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it often has the effect of intensifying the verbal action
Affix: pendō
Language: la
Decoded: pendo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I pay
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).