Word: petrosal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pe
tro
sal
Definition: Of great hardness; petrous.
Morphemes:
Affix: petrosal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of great hardness; petrous.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: petra
Language: la
Decoded: petra
Meaning: rock, crag, stone
Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: -ous
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.