Word: pilchards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pil
chards
Definition: Plural of pilchard; small fatty fish usually canned
Morphemes:
Affix: pilchard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.