Word: roundabout
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: round
a
bout
Definition: Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
Morphemes:
Affix: round
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A circular or repetitious route.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rota
Language: la
Decoded: rota
Meaning: wheel
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -undus
Language: la
Decoded: -undus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Derives adjective nouns from verbs, similar to present participles, but without the present time restriction
Affix: about
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.