Word: frigates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fri
gates
Definition: Plural of frigate; a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
Morphemes:
Affix: frigate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (WWII) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: frégate
Language: fr
Decoded: fregate
PoS: Noun
Meaning: frigate
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.