Word: glossoplegia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: glo
ss
op
le
gi
a
Definition: Paralysis of the tongue.
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: -plegia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: paralysis
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλήσσειν
Language: grc
Decoded: plessein
Meaning: to strike