Word: shingles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shin
gles
Definition: Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
Morphemes:
Affix: shingle
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To beat with a shingle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cingula
Language: la
Decoded: cingula
Meaning: girt, belt
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.