Word: optimates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: op
ti
mates
Definition: Plural of optimate. A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.
Morphemes:
Affix: optimate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: optimātēs
Language: la
Decoded: optimates
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: aristocratic, noble
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.