Word: slavecatching
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sla
ve
ca
tching
Definition: The capture and bringing back of fugitive slaves.
Morphemes:
Affix: slave
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To work as a slaver, to enslave people.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sclāvus
Language: ML.
Decoded: sclavus
Meaning: slave
Affix: catch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of seizing or capturing.
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: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.