Word: bassoons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
ssoons
Definition: Plural of bassoon; a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
Morphemes:
Affix: bassoon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: basso
Language: it
Decoded: basso
Meaning: bass
Affix: -one
Language: it
Decoded: -one
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffixed to nouns or adjectives — originally a-stem nouns, but later nouns with other stems — forms regular first-conjugation verbs
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.