Word: catalepsies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
ta
lep
sies
Definition: Plural of catalepsy; a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
Morphemes:
Affix: cata-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reverse, backward, degenerative
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατά
Language: grc
Decoded: kata
Meaning: downwards
Affix: -lepsy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a specified form of fit or seizure
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λαμβάνω
Language: grc
Decoded: lambano
Meaning: to take, grasp, seize
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.