Word: hafnian
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: haf
ni
an
Definition: Describing minerals containing hafnium.
Morphemes:
Affix: hafnium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Hafnia
Language: la
Decoded: Hafnia
Meaning: Copenhagen
Affix: -ium
Language: en
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of metal elements, after the style of early-named elements, as well as the isotopes of hydrogen.
Affix: -ian
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: From, related to, or like.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ius
Language: la
Decoded: -ius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives from nouns
Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.