Word: sibilants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: si
bi
lants
Definition: Plural of sibilant; a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
Morphemes:
Affix: sibilant
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash or surge.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sībilāns
Language: la
Decoded: sibilans
PoS: Participle
Meaning: hissing, whistling
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.