Word: southernism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: south
ern
ism
Definition: A word or phrase (a dialectism) from Southern American English.
Morphemes:
Affix: southern
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of southerner; an American who lives in the South
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.