Word: pentacrostic
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pen
ta
cros
tic
Definition: A set of verses arranged so that the name of the subject occurs five times, the whole set of verses being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.
Morphemes:
Affix: penta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: five
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πέντε
Language: grc
Decoded: pente
Meaning: five
Affix: acrostic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄκρο-
Language: grc
Decoded: akro-
Meaning: prefix indicating, among other things, the extremity or tip of something
Affix: στῐ́χος
Language: grc
Decoded: stikhos
Meaning: row or file of soldiers; line of poetry, verse