Word: steeplechase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stee
ple
chase
Definition: An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way
Morphemes:
Affix: steep
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The steep side of a mountain etc; a slope or acclivity.
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.
Affix: chase
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
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.