Word: shepherdess
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shep
herd
ess
Definition: A female shepherd.
Morphemes:
Affix: sheep
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of shoop. A sheep; specifically singular form of sheep.
Affix: herd
Language: en
Meaning: herder
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