Word: jigger
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: jig
ger
Definition: A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
Morphemes:
Affix: jig
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gige
Language: fro
Decoded: gige
Meaning: gige
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.