Word: hairybacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hai
ry
backs
Definition: Plural of hairyback. A white Afrikaner.
Morphemes:
Affix: hair
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Haircloth; a hair shirt.
Affix: -y
Language: en
Meaning: adjectival
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bac
Language: fr
Decoded: bac
PoS: Noun
Meaning: vat
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.