Word: packrattery
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pack
ra
tter
y
Definition: The behavior of a packrat; a tendency to collect miscellanea or bric-a-brac, often to excess.
Morphemes:
Affix: pack
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (on the backs of men or animals).
Affix: rat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Short for muskrat
Affix: -ery
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "a class, group, or collection of."
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.