Word: Lyrid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ly
rid
Definition: A shooting star or meteor observed as originating from the constellation Lyra, and belonging to the meteor shower seen each April.
Morphemes:
Affix: Lyra
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύρα
Language: grc
Decoded: lura
Meaning: a lyre; the constellation Lyra
Affix: -id
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming common names of meteors from their apparent constellation of origin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ide
Language: fr
Decoded: -ide
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.