Word: socialism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: so
cial
ism
Definition: Any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: social
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to a nation's allies.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: socius
Language: la
Decoded: socius
Meaning: associated, allied; companion, ally
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.