Word: patriotism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
tri
ot
ism
Definition: The actions of a patriot
Morphemes:
Affix: patriot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πατριώτης
Language: grc
Decoded: patriotes
Meaning: of the same country
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ise or -ize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.