Word: vigils
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vi
gils
Definition: Plural of vigil; the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Morphemes:
Affix: vigil
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vigilia
Language: la
Decoded: vigilia
Meaning: wakefulness, watch
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.