Word: poetics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
et
ics
Definition: The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.
Morphemes:
Affix: poet
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who writes poems.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: poēta
Language: la
Decoded: poeta
Meaning: poet, author
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).