Word: parameningeal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pa
ra
me
nin
geal
Definition: Across the meninges; a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: beside, near, alongside; throughout
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: meningeal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to the meninges; a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μῆνῐγξ
Language: grc
Decoded: menigx
Meaning: membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffixed to nouns or adjectives — originally a-stem nouns, but later nouns with other stems — forms regular first-conjugation verbs
Affix: -eus
Language: la
Decoded: -eus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, and so to nominally indicate the source of an attribute.