Word: plagioclase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pla
gi
o
clase
Definition: Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium.
Morphemes:
Affix: plagio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: slanted, oblique
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλάγος
Language: grc
Decoded: plagos
Meaning: side
Affix: -ιος
Language: grc
Decoded: -ios
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: ertaining to, belonging to ("of").
Affix: -clase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: fracture (having a fracture of such a form)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλᾰ́ω
Language: grc
Decoded: klao
Meaning: break
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process