Word: dulcimers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dul
ci
mers
Definition: Plural of dulcimer; a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
Morphemes:
Affix: dulcimer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal. It is played on the lap or horizontally on a table. Some have their own legs. These musical instruments are played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dulce melos
Language: la
Decoded: dulce melos
Meaning: sweet song
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).