Word: Treponema
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: trep
o
ne
ma
Definition: Proper noun~ Spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of syphilis and yaws:
Morphemes:
Affix: Treponema
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of syphilis and yaws:
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: trepo
Meaning: to turn
Affix: νέω
Language: grc
Decoded: neo
Meaning: to spin
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action