Word: lioness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
on
ess
Definition: A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week.
Morphemes:
Affix: lion
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: leō
Language: la
Decoded: leo
PoS: Noun
Meaning: lionheart; a courageous person
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