Word: sternocleidomastoid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ster
no
clei
do
mas
toid
Definition: Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
Morphemes:
Affix: sternum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: cleido-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the clavicle; bone linking the scapula and sternum
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλείς
Language: grc
Decoded: kleis
Meaning: a key; the collarbone
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: mastoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μᾰστός
Language: grc
Decoded: mastos
Meaning: a womans breast
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής