Word: Hicksville
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: hicks
ville
Definition: Proper noun~ A hamlet or small rural community populated by hicks.
Morphemes:
Affix: hick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
Affix: -s-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.
Affix: -ville
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a name of an inhabited place, a town or city.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ville
Language: fr
Decoded: ville
Meaning: town, city