Word: buckeens
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bu
ckeens
Definition: Plural of buckeen; a poor young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry who aspires to the habits and dress of the wealthy.
Morphemes:
Affix: buck
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.
Affix: -een
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to anglicise the Irish -ín suffix when anglicising Irish nouns.
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.