Word: polyremes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
remes
Definition: Plural of polyreme. From the 4th century BC on, new types of oared warships appeared in the Mediterranean Sea, superseding the trireme and transforming naval warfare
Morphemes:
Affix: polyreme
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A very large galley with more than five rows of oars on each side.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: poly-
Language: en
Decoded: poly-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: many
Affix: remus
Language: la
Decoded: remus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: oar
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.