Word: scissors
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scis
sors
Definition: A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
Morphemes:
Affix: scissor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One blade on a pair of scissors.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedere
Language: la
Decoded: caedere
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).