Word: gammopathies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ga
mmo
pa
thies
Definition: Plural of gammopathy; a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood
Morphemes:
Affix: gamma
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γάμμα
Language: grc
Decoded: gamma
PoS: Noun
Meaning: gamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -pathy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Damage to, disease of, or abnormality
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πάθος
Language: grc
Decoded: pathos
Meaning: suffering
Affix: -y
Language: en
Decoded: -y
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.