Word: osteomancy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ste
o
man
cy
Definition: A kind of divination by means of bones.
Morphemes:
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
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