Word: corvettes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cor
vettes
Definition: Plural of corvette; a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
Morphemes:
Affix: corvette
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: corvette
Language: fr
Decoded: corvette
PoS: Noun
Meaning: corvette
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.