Word: hermitess
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: her
mit
ess
Definition: A female hermit.
Morphemes:
Affix: hermit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐρημίτης
Language: grc
Decoded: eremites
Meaning: person of the desert
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