Word: patriclans
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
tri
clans
Definition: Plural of patriclan. A clan, with membership determined by patrilineal descent from a common ancestor.
Morphemes:
Affix: patri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: father
Affix: clan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
Etymology Compounds: Affix: planta
Language: la
Decoded: planta
Meaning: shoot, offspring
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).