Word: contortionist
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
tor
tion
ist
Definition: An acrobat who is capable of twisting his or her body into unusual positions.
Morphemes:
Affix: con-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: -tort
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: To make something change its shape.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tortum
Language: la
Decoded: tortum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: bent, distorted
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who engages in a particular type of activity;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to verbs to form agent nouns