Word: aphthongs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: aph
thongs
Definition: Plural of aphthong. A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
Morphemes:
Affix: aphthong
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha euphonicum, used to soften pronunciation before two consonants.
Affix: φθόγγος
Language: grc
Decoded: phthoggos
Meaning: voice
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.