Word: semiconsonants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
mi
con
so
nants
Definition: Plural of semiconsonant; a sound that is phonetically similar to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary, rather than as the nucleus of a syllable
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: somewhat, rather, quasi-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: consonant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: with
Affix: sonāns
Language: la
Decoded: sonans
Meaning: sounding
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.