Word: peristyles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
ri
styles
Definition: Plural of peristyle; a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
Morphemes:
Affix: peristyle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: around (both in the circular sense and close proximity sense), near, about
Affix: στῦλος
Language: grc
Decoded: stulos
Meaning: pillar
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).