Word: ancestress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ces
tress
Definition: A female ancestor.
Morphemes:
Affix: ancestor
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be an ancestor of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ante
Language: la
Decoded: ante
Meaning: before
Affix: cedo
Language: la
Decoded: cedo
Meaning: to go
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