Word: sylvanites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: syl
va
nites
Definition: Plural of sylvanite; a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America
Morphemes:
Affix: sylvan
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: silva
Language: la
Decoded: silva
Meaning: forest
Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
Meaning: from, of the
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).