Word: Gaelicism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gae
li
cism
Definition: A word or phrase characteristic of Gaelic.
Morphemes:
Affix: Gael
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
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.