Word: detected
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
tec
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of detect; discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
Morphemes:
Affix: detect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: de-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: tegere
Language: la
Decoded: tegere
Meaning: to cover
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.