Word: adynatons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
dy
na
tons
Definition: Plural of adynaton. A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole.
Morphemes:
Affix: adynaton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
Meaning: the alpha privative, a prefix forming words having a sense opposite to the word or stem to which it is attached
Affix: δῠνᾰτός
Language: grc
Decoded: dunatos
Meaning: mighty, strong; possible, practical
Affix: -τος
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
Meaning: suffix forming verbal adjectives of possibility
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.