Word: orientalisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ri
en
ta
li
sms
Definition: Plural of orientalism; the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people
Morphemes:
Affix: orientalism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An Eastern word, expression, or custom.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: orient
Language: fr
Decoded: orient
Meaning: noun
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
Meaning: suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -isme
Language: fr
Decoded: -isme
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ism
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.