Word: merciful
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mer
cy
ful
Definition: Showing mercy.
Morphemes:
Affix: mercy
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To feel mercy
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mercēs
Language: la
Decoded: merces
Meaning: wages, fee, price
Affix: -ful
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns. Full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.