Word: telltale
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tell
tale
Definition: Tattletale; squealer.
Morphemes:
Affix: tell
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: That which is told; a tale or account.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: telle
Language: en
Decoded: telle
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: feminine singular of tel.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Denotes the past participle form when attached to a verb.
Affix: tale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.