Word: tonsils
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ton
sils
Definition: Plural of tonsil; either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
Morphemes:
Affix: tonsil
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat and that help protect the body against infection; palatine tonsil.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tonsillae
Language: la
Decoded: tonsillae
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tonsils
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.