Word: xenolinguists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: xe
no
lin
guists
Definition: Plural of xenolinguist. One who studies the languages spoken by extraterrestrials.
Morphemes:
Affix: xeno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: of extraterrestrial origin
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξένος
Language: grc
Decoded: xenos
Meaning: alien
Affix: linguist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who studies linguistics.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lingua
Language: la
Decoded: lingua
Meaning: language
Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.