Word: confederacies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
fe
der
a
cies
Definition: Plural of confederacy; the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Morphemes:
Affix: confederacy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cōn-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: with
Affix: foedus
Language: la
Decoded: foedus
Meaning: pact, agreement
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: compound verb
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third person singular of the indicative of verbs ending in consonant-y.