Word: portress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: por
tress
Definition: a female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building)
Morphemes:
Affix: porter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person in control of the entrance to a building.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: porta
Language: la
Decoded: porta
Meaning: gate
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