Word: substratomaniac
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sub
stra
to
ma
ni
ac
Definition: A devoted substratist. One who believes that creoles take their structure from their substrate languages.
Morphemes:
Affix: substrate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -maniac
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Indicating a person who experiences a type of compulsion or obsession.