Word: cardines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
dines
Definition: Plural of cardo. The hinge of a bivalve shell.
Morphemes:
Affix: cardine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: hinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.