Word: mussels
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mu
ssels
Definition: Plural of mussel; black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
Morphemes:
Affix: mussel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: fresh water mussels, usually edible, of the order Unionida in subclass Palaeoheterodonta.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mūs
Language: la
Decoded: mus
Meaning: mouse
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.