Word: pellagrous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pel
la
grous
Definition: Related to, or suffering from, pellagra.
Morphemes:
Affix: pellagra
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pellis
Language: la
Decoded: pellis
Meaning: skin
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of