Word: rudderfishes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ru
dder
fi
shes
Definition: Plural of rudderfish; food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
Morphemes:
Affix: rudder
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: h₁reh₁-
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: h1reh1-
Meaning: to row
Affix: -þrą
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thra
Meaning: -þrą
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Cod; codfish.
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the regular plural of nouns