Word: brigadiers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bri
ga
diers
Definition: Plural of brigadier; a general officer ranking below a major general
Morphemes:
Affix: brigade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: brigade
Language: fr
Decoded: brigade
PoS: Noun
Meaning: brigade (group, organization)
Affix: -ier
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: variant of -er for adjectives ending in
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.