Word: catchpoles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: catch
poles
Definition: Plural of catchpole. An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach.
Morphemes:
Affix: catch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something which is captured or caught.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: take, capture
Affix: -tō
Language: la
Decoded: -to
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms action nouns from verbs.
Affix: pole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A type of basic fishing rod.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pālus
Language: la
Decoded: palus
Meaning: stake, pale, prop, stay
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.