Word: martingales
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mar
tin
ga
les
Definition: Plural of martingale; a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
Morphemes:
Affix: martingale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: maritima
Language: la
Decoded: maritima
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: changeable, inconstant
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.