Word: onychomancy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: on
y
cho
man
cy
Definition: An ancient form of divination based on the reflections of sunlight on a boy's fingernails.
Morphemes:
Affix: onycho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: nail.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄνυξ
Language: grc
Decoded: onux
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything which resembles a claw or nail
Affix: -mancy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: divination; the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μάντις
Language: grc
Decoded: mantis
Meaning: seer
Affix: -εύω
Language: grc
Decoded: -euo
Meaning: mediopassive of -εύω
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns