Word: skainsmates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: skains
mates
Definition: Plural of skainsmate. A messmate; a companion.
Morphemes:
Affix: skein
Language: en
Meaning: quantity of thread
Affix: -s-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.
Affix: mate
Language: en
Meaning: companion; comrade; colleague
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).