Word: osteotomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ste
o
tomes
Definition: Plural of osteotome. A kind of bone saw used in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Morphemes:
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: -tome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An instrument for cutting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -τομον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tomon
Meaning: that cuts
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).