Word: gownies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gow
nies
Definition: Plural of gownie. A person living in a university town who has some academic connection with the university.
Morphemes:
Affix: gown
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γούνα
Language: grc
Decoded: gouna
Meaning: coarse garment
Affix: -ie
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).