Word: gyromancy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gyr
o
man
cy
Definition: Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.
Morphemes:
Affix: gyro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: circle; circular or spinning motion
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γῦρος
Language: grc
Decoded: guros
Meaning: circle
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