Word: melanonychias
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
la
no
ny
chi
as
Definition: Plural of melanonychia. A black or brown pigmentation of the nail plate.
Morphemes:
Affix: melano-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: melanin; insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
Affix: onycho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: nail.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄνυξ
Language: grc
Decoded: onux
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything which resembles a claw or nail
Affix: -ia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).