Word: nasociliary
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: na
so
ci
li
a
ry
Definition: Of or pertaining to the nose and the eyelashes or eyelids.
Morphemes:
Affix: naso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the nose; the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nāsus
Language: la
Decoded: nasus
Meaning: nose
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
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.
Affix: cilium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An eyelash; any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cilium
Language: la
Decoded: cilium
Meaning: eyelid
Affix: -ary
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.