Word: siloviks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: si
lo
viks
Definition: Plural of silovik. A Russian politician from the old security or military services, often the KGB, FSB, and military officers or other security services who came into power during the 1990s or 2000s.
Morphemes:
Affix: silovik
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A Russian politician from the old security or military services, often the KGB, FSB, and military officers or other security services who came into power during the 1990s or 2000s.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: си́ла
Language: ru
Decoded: sila
Meaning: force
Affix: -ов
Language: ru
Decoded: -ov
Meaning: -able/-ible
Affix: -ик
Language: ru
Decoded: -ik
Meaning: -ist, -er
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.