Word: pettifoggeries
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
tti
fo
gger
ies
Definition: Plural of pettifoggery; a quarrel about petty points
Morphemes:
Affix: petty
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Begrudging in nature, especially over insignificant matters.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: peti
Language: fro
Decoded: peti
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I beg of/from someone ( ab + ablative) for something (+ accusative or a clause with ut or ne)
Affix: fog
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix used to form the plural of a small number of English nouns.
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming familiar names, pet names, nicknames and terms of endearment.
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.