Word: merfolk
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
folk
Definition: Mythical creatures that are human from the waist up and fish from the waist down.
Morphemes:
Affix: mer-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sea; marine; applied to beings that are fully or partly sea-creatures.
Affix: folk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: People in general; without distinction of one from others