Word: defends
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
fends
Definition: Third-person singular of defend; fight against or resist strongly
Morphemes:
Affix: defend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
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