Word: dearth
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dearth
Definition: A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
Morphemes:
Affix: dear
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: High in price; expensive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dere
Language: enm
Decoded: dere
Meaning: fierce, severe, hard, deadly
Affix: -th
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from adjectives.