Word: empuses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: em
pu
ses
Definition: Plural of empuse; a shape-shifting female being in Greek mythology, said to possess a single leg of copper, commanded by Hecate, whose precise nature is obscure
Morphemes:
Affix: empuse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A phantom or spectre.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: empusa
Language: la
Decoded: empusa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In Ancient Greek mythology, a kind of spectre sent by Hecate to guard roads and devour travellers.
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.