Word: famines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fa
mines
Definition: Plural of famine; a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
Morphemes:
Affix: famine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Starvation or malnutrition.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: famēs
Language: la
Decoded: fames
Meaning: hunger
Affix: -ine
Language: fr
Decoded: -ine
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: nominal suffix
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).