Word: echelons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
che
lons
Definition: Plural of echelon; a body of troops arranged in a line
Morphemes:
Affix: echelon
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To form troops into an echelon.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: échelle
Language: fr
Decoded: echelle
Meaning: ladder
Affix: -on
Language: fr
Decoded: -on
Meaning: suffix forming diminutives
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).