Word: initialism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
i
tial
ism
Definition: A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
Morphemes:
Affix: initial
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The first letter of a word or a name.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in
Affix: ire
Language: la
Decoded: ire
Meaning: to go
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.