Word: shortages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shor
ta
ges
Definition: Plural of shortage; the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
Morphemes:
Affix: short
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns of a unit of measure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).