Word: trochanters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tro
chan
ters
Definition: Plural of trochanter; one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
Morphemes:
Affix: trochanter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τροχάζω
Language: grc
Decoded: trokhazo
Meaning: to run quickly
Affix: -τήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
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.