Word: leptospira
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lep
to
spi
ra
Definition: Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
Morphemes:
Affix: leptospira
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: lepo
Meaning: I peel
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
Affix: σπείρα
Language: grc
Decoded: speira
Meaning: coil