Word: avertress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ver
tress
Definition: A woman, girl, goddess, or other female agent who averts.
Morphemes:
Affix: avert
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab
Language: la
Decoded: ab
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: from, away from, out of
Affix: vertō
Language: la
Decoded: verto
Meaning: to turn
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.
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