Word: athymic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
thy
mic
Definition: That lacks a thymus gland
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not, without, opposite of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha privativum, used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. It is also known as privative a and alpha privative.
Affix: thyme
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the Thymus vulgaris, a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: thymum
Language: la
Decoded: thymum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: thyme
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