Word: penuries
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
nur
ies
Definition: Plural of penury; a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Morphemes:
Affix: penury
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Extreme want; poverty; destitution.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pēnūria
Language: la
Decoded: penuria
Meaning: want
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.