Word: hostages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ho
sta
ges
Definition: Alternative form of hostage; a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
Morphemes:
Affix: hostage
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hold (someone or something) hostage, especially in a way that constrains or controls the person or thing held, or in order to exchange for something else.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hoste
Language: fro
Decoded: hoste
Meaning: host
Affix: -age
Language: fro
Decoded: -age
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms nouns with the sense of 'state of being'
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