Word: hagioscopes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ha
gi
o
scopes
Definition: Plural of hagioscope. A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
Morphemes:
Affix: hagio-
Language: en
Meaning: saint
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἅγιος
Language: grc
Decoded: agios
Meaning: holy, saintly
Affix: -scope
Language: en
Meaning: viewing instrument
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκοπός
Language: grc
Decoded: skopos
Meaning: watcher
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.