Word: glossolalia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: glos
so
la
li
a
Definition: Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues.
Morphemes:
Affix: glosso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to language or speech; communication by word of mouth
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλῶσσᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: glossa
Meaning: tongue; language
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: -lalia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λᾰ́λος
Language: grc
Decoded: lalos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: talkative, babbling, loquacious
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns