Word: hiccups
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: hi
ccups
Definition: Third-person singular of hiccup; breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
Morphemes:
Affix: hic
Language: en
PoS: Interjection
Meaning: An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.
Affix: -ock
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a diminutive sense.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs