Word: colloquium
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: col
lo
qui
um
Definition: An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
Morphemes:
Affix: colloquy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A formal conference.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: loquor
Language: la
Decoded: loquor
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I say, speak, tell, talk
Affix: -ium
Language: la
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes denoting offices and groups. May no longer be productive.
Affix: -ium
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to indicate the setting where a given activity is carried out: for example, auditorium colloquium gymnasium natatorium planetarium podium sanatorium stadium. ords so formed often take -a for the plural.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -um
Language: la
Decoded: -um
Meaning: neuter singular morphological suffix