Word: xenophones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: xe
no
phones
Definition: Plural of xenophone. A sound in speech that is not native to the language being spoken; a sound from a foreign language
Morphemes:
Affix: xeno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: from a foreign place
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξένος
Language: grc
Decoded: xenos
Meaning: alien
Affix: -phone
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A speaker of a certain language.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.