Word: foreignisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fo
re
ig
ni
sms
Definition: Plural of foreignism. A trait, custom, phrase or characteristic typical of a foreign country or language.
Morphemes:
Affix: foreign
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A foreigner: a person from another country.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: forās
Language: la
Decoded: foras
Meaning: outside, outdoors
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.