Word: emasculating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: e
ma
scu
la
ting
Definition: Present participle of emasculate; having unsuitable feminine qualities
Morphemes:
Affix: emasculate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ē-
Language: la
Decoded: e-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting privation
Affix: mās
Language: la
Decoded: mas
Meaning: male, man
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: suffix forming verbs
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.