Word: aridisols
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ri
di
sols
Definition: Plural of aridisol. A soil of the kind that dominates deserts and xeric shrublands, having a very low concentration of organic matter and little water.
Morphemes:
Affix: arid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: āreō
Language: la
Decoded: areo
Meaning: I am dry, I am parched
Affix: -idus
Language: la
Decoded: -idus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to
Affix: -sol
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming the names of different kinds of soil.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: solum
Language: la
Decoded: solum
Meaning: floor, ground
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).