Word: janitress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: jan
i
tress
Definition: a female janitor
Morphemes:
Affix: janitor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: iānua
Language: la
Decoded: ianua
Meaning: front door, entrance
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
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