Word: frontoinsular
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: fron
toin
su
lar
Definition: Relating to the frontal lobe and insula (insular cortex).
Morphemes:
Affix: front
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Located at or near the front.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: frons
Language: la
Decoded: frons
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the forepart of anything; the front, facade
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: insular
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to the insula in the brain
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in
Affix: salum
Language: la
Decoded: salum
Meaning: the main sea