Word: pretonic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
to
ic
Definition: That immediately precedes a stressed syllable
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: tone
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to utter with an affected tone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tonus
Language: la
Decoded: tonus
Meaning: sound, tone
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to