Word: hyperatticism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
per
a
tti
ci
sm
Definition: A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Attic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Attic Greek.
Morphemes:
Affix: hyper-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hyper-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
Affix: Attic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to that dialect of Ancient Greek.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Ἀττικός
Language: grc
Decoded: Attikos
Meaning: related to Athens
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.