Word: portentous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: por
ten
tous
Definition: Ominously prophetic.
Morphemes:
Affix: portent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: portentum
Language: la
Decoded: portentum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: predicted, foretold
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of