Word: colleges
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
lle
ges
Definition: Plural of college; an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
Morphemes:
Affix: college
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: lēgō
Language: la
Decoded: lego
Meaning: appoint
Affix: -ium
Language: la
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives from nouns
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.