Word: mitraillades
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
trai
llades
Definition: Plural of mitraillade. Mass execution by cannon shot or (later) machine-gun, especially during the French Revolution.
Morphemes:
Affix: mitraillade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Mass execution by cannon shot or (later) machine-gun, especially during the French Revolution.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mitraille
Language: fr
Decoded: mitraille
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to machine-gun, to fire
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Nominal suffix indicating the person who exercises a particular activity.
Affix: -ade
Language: fr
Decoded: -ade
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form collectives.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).