Word: nigredo
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ni
gre
do
Definition: A process of putrefaction or decomposition, one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus.
Morphemes:
Affix: nigredo
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A process of putrefaction or decomposition, one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: niger
Language: la
Decoded: niger
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: wan, shining black (as opposed to āter dull black)
Affix: -ēdō
Language: la
Decoded: -edo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffixed to the roots of adjectives and verbs, chiefly forms abstract nouns