Word: narcoleptic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: nar
co
lep
tic
Definition: Pertaining to narcolepsy; a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep
Morphemes:
Affix: narco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of unconsciousness.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νάρκη
Language: grc
Decoded: narke
Meaning: numbness
Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -leptic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person who is afflicted with a condition prone to cause violent seizures, as in epileptic.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λαμβάνω
Language: grc
Decoded: lambano
Meaning: to take, grasp, seize
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
Meaning: suffix