Word: scatology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sca
tol
o
gy
Definition: Interest in or obsession with faeces or other excrement.
Morphemes:
Affix: scatology
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Interest in or obsession with faeces or other excrement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκῶρ
Language: grc
Decoded: skor
Meaning: excrement
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
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.
Affix: -logy
Language: en
Decoded: -logy
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.