Word: alalia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
la
li
a
Definition: The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
Meaning: without
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha privativum, used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. It is also known as privative a and alpha privative.
Affix: -lalia
Language: en
Meaning: speech
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λᾰ́λος
Language: grc
Decoded: lalos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: talkative, babbling, loquacious
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns