Word: deltic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: del
tic
Definition: deltaic; a landform created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water
Morphemes:
Affix: delta
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δέλτα
Language: grc
Decoded: delta
PoS: Noun
Meaning: river delta
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to