Word: aphonia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
pho
ni
a
Definition: Loss of voice; the inability to speak.
Morphemes:
Affix: aphonia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Loss of voice; the inability to speak.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha euphonicum, used to soften pronunciation before two consonants.
Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: voice
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form a noun of result or an abstract noun of action.
Affix: -ίᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns