Word: galaxites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ga
la
xites
Definition: Plural of galaxite. A brownish-red spinel mineral found in carbonate-rich metamorphosed manganese ore deposits.
Morphemes:
Affix: Galax
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γάλαξ
Language: grc
Decoded: galax
Meaning: a shellfish, probably vern
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.