Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Spirillum” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• spir

  coil, twisted

  Forms: spir

• -illa

  diminutive suffix

  Forms: illa, ille, illo

• -um

  noun suffix, particularly in scientific, medical, and biological contexts, commonly used for naming substances, elements, anatomical parts, or places -etum: a place characterized by or associated with certain types of plants

  Forms: um, ium