Word: Nephite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
phite
Definition: A member of the group of descendants of Lehi's son Nephi who supposedly lived in the Americas from around 600 BC until 385 AD when the Lamanites wiped them out.
Morphemes:
Affix: Nephi
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A son of Lehi.
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting descendants of a specified historical person, especially a biblical figure.