Word: clownology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: clow
no
lo
gy
Definition: The study of being a clown.
Morphemes:
Affix: clown
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: colō
Language: la
Decoded: colo
Meaning: cultivate, till
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms masculine agent nouns, positive and especially negative nicknames and other designations, especially in colloquial language.
Affix: -us
Language: la
Decoded: -us
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs, adverbs, and combinations thereof, alike
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of