Word: uxoricidal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ux
o
ri
cid
al
Definition: Of or pertaining to uxoricide; the murder of a wife by her husband
Morphemes:
Affix: uxoricide
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The murdering of one's own wife.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: uxor
Language: la
Decoded: uxor
Meaning: wife
Affix: -i-
Language: la
Decoded: -i-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -ium
Language: la
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: the regular genitive singular suffix for most pronouns
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.