Word: orthopneic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: or
thop
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Definition: Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.
Morphemes:
Affix: ortho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Having an extra proportion of water
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀρθός
Language: grc
Decoded: orthos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: nominative
Affix: -pnea
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: breathing, respiration
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha euphonicum, used to soften pronunciation before two consonants.
Affix: πνέω
Language: grc
Decoded: pneo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to breathe
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form an o-grade action noun.
Affix: -ῐᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix added to the stems of adjectives in -ής to form abstract nouns
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