Word: arteries
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ar
ter
ies
Definition: Plural of artery; a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
Morphemes:
Affix: artery
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: artēria
Language: la
Decoded: arteria
Meaning: a windpipe; an artery
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.