Word: leptospiras
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lep
to
spi
ras
Definition: Plural of leptospira; important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
Morphemes:
Affix: leptospira
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: lepo
Meaning: I peel
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
Affix: σπείρα
Language: grc
Decoded: speira
Meaning: coil
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).