Word: pentagon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pen
ta
gon
Definition: A polygon with five sides and five angles.
Morphemes:
Affix: penta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: five
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πέντε
Language: grc
Decoded: pente
Meaning: five
Affix: -gon
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons). If the number is large enough, it can take the hyphenated suffix directly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γωνία
Language: grc
Decoded: gonia
Meaning: corner, angle