Word: skainsmate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: skains
mate
Definition: A messmate; a companion.
Morphemes:
Affix: skein
Language: en
Meaning: quantity of thread
Affix: -s-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.
Affix: mate
Language: en
Meaning: companion; comrade; colleague