Word: avunculicide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
vun
cu
li
cide
Definition: The killing of one's uncle.
Morphemes:
Affix: avunculicide
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The killing of one's uncle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: avus
Language: la
Decoded: avus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: grandfather
Affix: -unculus
Language: la
Decoded: -unculus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns, ultimately an extended form of -lus.
Affix: -icide
Language: en
Decoded: -icide
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -cide. In the English language, terms for types of killing often end in the suffix -cide