Word: ministress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: min
is
tress
Definition: A woman who ministers.
Morphemes:
Affix: minister
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: minor
Language: la
Decoded: minor
Meaning: less
Affix: -ter
Language: la
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension