Word: cooperatives
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: coo
per
a
tives
Definition: Plural of cooperative; a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
Morphemes:
Affix: co-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: together; mutually; jointly
Affix: operate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: operātus
Language: la
Decoded: operatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: worked, laboured, toiled
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.