Word: patriarchs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
tri
archs
Definition: Plural of patriarch; any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
Morphemes:
Affix: patri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: father
Affix: -arch
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: leading, leader
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -archēs
Language: la
Decoded: -arches
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -arch (ruler, leader)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.