Word: counter
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: count
er
Definition: A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
Morphemes:
Affix: counter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: putus
Language: la
Decoded: putus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: pure
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative