Word: patens
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
tens
Definition: Plural of paten. The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
Morphemes:
Affix: paten
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: patina
Language: la
Decoded: patina
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.