Word: hoplites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hop
lites
Definition: Plural of hoplite. A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.
Morphemes:
Affix: hoplite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὅπλον
Language: grc
Decoded: oplon
Meaning: large shield
Affix: πόλις
Language: grc
Decoded: polis
Meaning: city
Affix: -της
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
Meaning: demonym
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.