Word: orogenesis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
o
gen
e
sis
Definition: The process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust.
Morphemes:
Affix: oro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: mountains.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄρος
Language: grc
Decoded: oros
Meaning: mountain, high ground
Affix: -gen
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: any type or class
Affix: -ης
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms
Affix: -ese
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: un-, non-, not
Affix: -sis
Language: la
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-participle". Language: la .
Affix: -is
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffixed to the root of nouns in composition, forms adjectives of the third declension