Word: ballades
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
llades
Definition: Plural of ballade; a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
Morphemes:
Affix: ballade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A poem of one or more triplets of seven- or eight-line stanzas, each ending with the same line as refrain, and usually an envoi; more generally, any poem in stanzas of equal length.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ballade
Language: fr
Decoded: ballade
PoS: Noun
Meaning: ballad
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).