Word: gastromancy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gas
tro
man
cy
Definition: Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses, sometimes described as a technique where a child is placed in front of a glass filled with water, the images in the glass then interpreted. Similar to crystallomancy.
Morphemes:
Affix: gastro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: of or relating to cooking; the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γαστήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: gaster
Meaning: stomach
Affix: -mancy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: divination; the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μάντις
Language: grc
Decoded: mantis
Meaning: seer
Affix: -εύω
Language: grc
Decoded: -euo
Meaning: mediopassive of -εύω
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns