Word: butterballs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bu
tter
balls
Definition: Plural of butterball; small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
Morphemes:
Affix: butt
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: One who enjoys.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -aris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
Affix: ball
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bal
Language: fr
Decoded: bal
PoS: Noun
Meaning: dance party, ball
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.