Word: athletes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ath
letes
Definition: Plural of athlete; a person trained to compete in sports
Morphemes:
Affix: athlete
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἆθλον
Language: grc
Decoded: athlon
Meaning: prize, contest
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
Meaning: verbal suffix
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).