Word: membranophones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mem
bra
no
phones
Definition: Plural of membranophone; a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Morphemes:
Affix: membrane
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: membrāna
Language: la
Decoded: membrana
Meaning: skin or membrane that covers parts of the body
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -phone
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A device that makes a sound.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).