Word: viscountess
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vis
count
ess
Definition: A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
Morphemes:
Affix: vice-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Taking the place or rank of (another person); deputy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vice
Language: la
Decoded: vice
Meaning: in place of
Affix: count
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The form of con- used before b, m, and p
Affix: eō
Language: la
Decoded: eo
PoS: Determiner
Meaning: the following; of the following nature, degree, kind
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension