Word: shibilants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shi
bi
lants
Definition: Plural of shibilant. A sibilant ( fricative or affricate) pronounced further back in the mouth than s] and [z: ʃ], [ʒ, t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: esh
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The IPA symbol ʃ.
Affix: sibilant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A consonant having a hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sībilāns
Language: la
Decoded: sibilans
PoS: Participle
Meaning: hissing, whistling
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.