Word: halophilia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ha
lo
phi
li
a
Definition: The property of an organism thriving in a saline environment.
Morphemes:
Affix: halo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sea, salt, salt water
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἅλς
Language: grc
Decoded: als
Meaning: sea, salt
Affix: -philia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns meaning liking, love (for something).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῐ́λος
Language: grc
Decoded: philos
Meaning: beloved, dear
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
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