Word: potassium
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
tas
si
um
Definition: A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.
Morphemes:
Affix: potassa
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The chemical compound potassium hydroxide.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: potasch
Language: nl
Decoded: potasch
Meaning: potash
Affix: -ium
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the temporary systematic element name of a metallic or nonmetallic element which is postulated to exist, or which has been newly synthesized and has not yet been assigned a permanent name.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -um
Language: la
Decoded: -um
Meaning: neuter singular morphological suffix