Word: hyphenisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
phe
ni
sms
Definition: Plural of hyphenism. The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".
Morphemes:
Affix: hyphen
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπό
Language: grc
Decoded: upo
Meaning: under
Affix: ἕν
Language: grc
Decoded: en
Meaning: one
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.