Word: stainings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stai
nings
Definition: Plural of staining, gerund of stain; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Morphemes:
Affix: stain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To become stained; to take a stain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: des-
Language: fro
Decoded: des-
Meaning: dis-, de-, un-
Affix: teindre
Language: fro
Decoded: teindre
Meaning: to dye
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).