Word: cataclysms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
ta
cly
sms
Definition: Plural of cataclysm; a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
Morphemes:
Affix: cataclysm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατά
Language: grc
Decoded: kata
Meaning: downwards, towards
Affix: κλύζω
Language: grc
Decoded: kluzo
Meaning: to wash off, to wash away, to dash over
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.