Word: democracy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
moc
ra
cy
Definition: Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
Morphemes:
Affix: demo-
Language: en
Meaning: people
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δῆμος
Language: grc
Decoded: demos
Meaning: people
Affix: -cracy
Language: en
Meaning: rule
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κρᾰ́τος
Language: grc
Decoded: kratos
Meaning: strength, power
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