Word: hyperboreans
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
per
bo
re
ans
Definition: Plural of hyperborean; one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind
Morphemes:
Affix: hyperborean
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of a race of people in Greek mythology living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
Affix: Βορέας
Language: grc
Decoded: Boreas
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the north wind, personified as Boreas
Affix: -ειος
Language: grc
Decoded: -eios
Meaning: -ειος
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.