Word: fraternities
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fra
ter
ni
ties
Definition: Plural of fraternity; a social club for male undergraduates
Morphemes:
Affix: fraternity
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: frāter
Language: la
Decoded: frater
Meaning: brother
Affix: -nus
Language: la
Decoded: -nus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derives adjective nouns from verbs.
Affix: -tās
Language: la
Decoded: -tas
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.