Word: defendees
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fen
dees
Definition: Plural of defendee
Morphemes:
Affix: defend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: *fendō
Language: la
Decoded: *fendo
Meaning: hit, thrust
Affix: -ee
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Irregularly added to nouns to mean a person somehow associated with the object denoted by the noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ee
Language: fro
Decoded: -ee
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Irregularly added to nouns to mean a person somehow associated with the object denoted by the noun.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.