Word: hyperdorism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
per
dor
i
sm
Definition: A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Doric Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Doric Greek.
Morphemes:
Affix: hyper-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hyper-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
Affix: Doric
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Belonging to a certain mode of Ancient Greek music.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Δῶρος
Language: grc
Decoded: Doros
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Dorus
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
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.