Word: northbridges
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: north
bri
dges
Definition: Plural of northbridge. A microchip connected directly to the CPU (unlike the southbridge) and thus responsible for tasks that require the highest performance.
Morphemes:
Affix: north
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Toward the north; northward.
Affix: bridge
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.