Word: jerkess
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: jer
kess
Definition: A female jerk (unlikeable person, or soda jerk).
Morphemes:
Affix: jerk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A soda jerk; someone who works at a soda fountain
Etymology Compounds: Affix: yerk
Language: enm
Decoded: yerk
Meaning: sudden motion
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