Word: quinqueremes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: quin
quere
mes
Definition: Plural of quinquereme. An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.
Morphemes:
Affix: quinquereme
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quīnque
Language: la
Decoded: quinque
Meaning: five
Affix: rēmus
Language: la
Decoded: remus
Meaning: oar
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).