Word: petrostates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
tro
states
Definition: Plural of petrostate. A state whose wealth stems from the sale of oil.
Morphemes:
Affix: petro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: oil export, sometimes as a source of funding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: petra
Language: la
Decoded: petra
Meaning: stone, rock
Affix: state
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any sovereign polity; a national or city-state government.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: status
Language: la
Decoded: status
Meaning: manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.