Word: merchantess
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
chan
tess
Definition: A female merchant.
Morphemes:
Affix: merchant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A trading vessel; a merchantman.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mercans
Language: la
Decoded: mercans
Meaning: a buyer
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