Word: alveolus
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: al
ve
o
lus
Definition: The socket of a macrotrichium .
Morphemes:
Affix: alveolus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The socket of a macrotrichium .
Etymology Compounds: Affix: alvus
Language: la
Decoded: alvus
Meaning: the belly, paunch, bowels
Affix: -eus
Language: la
Decoded: -eus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: In adopted Greek words, surviving thus or as -īvus.
Affix: -olus
Language: la
Decoded: -olus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.