Word: berylliferous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ber
y
lli
fer
ous
Definition: Containing or yielding beryllium.
Morphemes:
Affix: beryl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βήρυλλος
Language: grc
Decoded: berullos
Meaning: beryl
Affix: -ium
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to common words to create scientific-sounding or humorous-sounding fictional substance names.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -um
Language: la
Decoded: -um
Meaning: neuter singular morphological suffix
Affix: -ferous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, producing the specified material
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ferō
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: I bear
Affix: -ous
Language: en
Decoded: -ous
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.