Word: membranophone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mem
bra
no
phone
Definition: Any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.
Morphemes:
Affix: membrane
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: membrāna
Language: la
Decoded: membrana
Meaning: skin or membrane that covers parts of the body
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -phone
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A device that makes a sound.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound