Word: heroess
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
ro
ess
Definition: A heroine; a female hero.
Morphemes:
Affix: hero
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The protagonist in a work of fiction.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hērōs
Language: la
Decoded: heros
Meaning: hero
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