Word: affricates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: a
ffri
cates
Definition: Third-person singular of affricate; a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
Morphemes:
Affix: affricate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: affricātus
Language: la
Decoded: affricatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: rubbed
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs