Word: fends
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: fends
Definition: Third-person singular of fend; withstand the force of something
Morphemes:
Affix: fend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for ); to block or push away (typically construed with off).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: *fendō
Language: la
Decoded: *fendo
Meaning: hit, thrust
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