Word: bêtises
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bou
se
ti
ses
Definition: Plural of bêtise; a French boiled sweet made in the town of Cambrai
Morphemes:
Affix: bêtise
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: silliness, folly, stupidity
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bête
Language: fr
Decoded: bete
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Not very bright and lacking in judgement; stupid; inept.
Affix: -ise
Language: fr
Decoded: -ise
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ise (suffix used to form nouns)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.