Word: clerkess
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cler
kess
Definition: A female clerk.
Morphemes:
Affix: clerk
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλῆρος
Language: grc
Decoded: kleros
Meaning: the clergy, what is alloted, a lot
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension