Word: glossohyals
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: glo
ssoh
yals
Definition: Plural of glossohyal. The tongue bone, specifically the lingual plate, which is a dermal toothed bone that covers or fuses with the basihyal.
Morphemes:
Affix: glosso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the tongue; the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλῶσσᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: glossa
Meaning: tongue; language
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: hyo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hyoid; the hyoid bone or arch
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.