Word: schists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: schists
Definition: Plural of schist; any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Morphemes:
Affix: schist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: schistos lapis
Language: la
Decoded: schistos lapis
Meaning: the stone that is easy to split
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.