Word: diapirs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
a
pirs
Definition: Plural of diapir; a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
Morphemes:
Affix: diapir
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: διαπειραίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: diapeiraino
Meaning: to pierce through
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).