Word: xylophonic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: xy
lo
pho
ic
Definition: Of or pertaining to a xylophone; a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
Morphemes:
Affix: xylo-
Language: en
Meaning: of wood
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξύλον
Language: grc
Decoded: xulon
Meaning: wood
Affix: -phone
Language: en
Meaning: sound
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to