Word: folkloristics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: folk
lor
i
stics
Definition: The formal academic study of folklore.
Morphemes:
Affix: folk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Folk music.
Affix: lore
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a person who studies or practices a particular discipline;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
Affix: -ics
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.