Word: triremes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tri
remes
Definition: Plural of trireme; ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
Morphemes:
Affix: trireme
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tri-
Language: la
Decoded: tri-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: three, tri-
Affix: remus
Language: la
Decoded: remus
Meaning: oar
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).