Word: gonorrheal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: gon
or
rhe
al
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with gonorrhoea
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: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival 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.