Word: microenterprises
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
en
ter
pri
ses
Definition: Plural of microenterprise. A very small business with five or fewer employees, or the business sector comprising these businesses.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: enterprise
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inter
Language: la
Decoded: inter
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: between, among
Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: fore-, pre-
Affix: *hendō
Language: la
Decoded: *hendo
Meaning: to take, seize
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.