Word: perimeningeal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: per
i
me
nin
geal
Definition: Surrounding the meninges; a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: meningeal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to the meninges; a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μῆνῐγξ
Language: grc
Decoded: menigx
Meaning: membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffixed to nouns or adjectives — originally a-stem nouns, but later nouns with other stems — forms regular first-conjugation verbs
Affix: -eus
Language: la
Decoded: -eus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, and so to nominally indicate the source of an attribute.