Word: deaconess
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dea
con
ess
Definition: A female servant in the early Christian church.
Morphemes:
Affix: deacon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: διᾱ́κονος
Language: grc
Decoded: diakonos
Meaning: servant, minister
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