Word: ventriloquial
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ven
tri
lo
qui
al
Definition: Of bird vocalisations, sounding as though emanating from a location other than where the vocalising bird is.
Morphemes:
Affix: ventriloquy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Ventriloquism; the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vent
Language: en
Decoded: vent
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Ventriloquism; the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: loqui
Language: la
Decoded: loqui
Meaning: to speak
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.