Word: wales
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wales
Definition: Plural of wale; thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
Morphemes:
Affix: wale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: wale
Language: enm
Decoded: wale
Meaning: planking, welt
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.