Word: elegist
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: el
e
gist
Definition: A writer of funeral songs; one who writes in elegiac verse
Morphemes:
Affix: elegy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: elegīa
Language: la
Decoded: elegia
PoS: Noun
Meaning: elegy
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.