Word: rickettsialpox
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ri
ckett
sial
pox
Definition: An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
Morphemes:
Affix: Ricketts
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Ricketts
Affix: -ia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form taxonomic names, especially to form genus names when appended to the name of a person, usually a scientist or a patron.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: pox
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.