Word: opalesce
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
pal
esce
Definition: To be opalescent; to give forth a play of colours, like the opal.
Morphemes:
Affix: opal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Nesolycaena.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: opalus
Language: la
Decoded: opalus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: opal
Affix: -esce
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, following the pattern of verbs derived from Latin verbs ending in -esco
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ēscere
Language: la
Decoded: -escere
Meaning: inchoative suffix