Word: gonorrheic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: gon
or
rh
ic
Definition: Alternative form of gonorrhoeic. Related to gonorrhoea; pertaining to gonorrhea.
Morphemes:
Affix: gonorrhea
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An STD caused by a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γίγνομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: gignomai
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to come into being
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: ῥέω
Language: grc
Decoded: Reo
Meaning: to flow
Affix: -ίᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to