Word: hippophagism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hip
poph
a
gism
Definition: The eating of horsemeat; the flesh of horses as food
Morphemes:
Affix: hippo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: horse
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἵππος
Language: grc
Decoded: ippos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a horse, a mare
Affix: -phage
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something that eats, or consumes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form a noun of result or an abstract noun of action.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.