Word: meningococcus
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
nin
go
coc
cus
Definition: A pathogenic bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis
Morphemes:
Affix: meninge
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: meninx; a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix
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: -coccus
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: any spherical microorganism; any organism of microscopic size
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κόκκος
Language: grc
Decoded: kokkos
Meaning: grain, seed