Word: palatoquadrates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
la
to
qua
drates
Definition: Plural of palatoquadrate. The dorsal part of the mandibular arch in some fish
Morphemes:
Affix: pale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Paleness; pallor.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: palleō
Language: la
Decoded: palleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I am pale; I turn pale, blanch.
Affix: -idus
Language: la
Decoded: -idus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a rank or office
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: quadrate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The quadrate bone; rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quadrātus
Language: la
Decoded: quadratus
Meaning: square
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.