Word: deixis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: deix
is
Definition: The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.
Morphemes:
Affix: deixis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δείκνυμι
Language: grc
Decoded: deiknumi
Meaning: to show, point out
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process