Word: politics
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pol
i
tics
Definition: Third-person singular of politic; marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
Morphemes:
Affix: polit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to refine; remove imperfections
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs