Word: hiccups
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hi
ccups
Definition: Plural of hiccup; the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
Morphemes:
Affix: hic
Language: en
PoS: Interjection
Meaning: An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.
Affix: -ock
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a diminutive sense.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.