Word: megalethoscopes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ga
le
tho
scopes
Definition: Plural of megalethoscope; an optical apparatus designed by Carlo Ponti of Venice before 1862
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very large, great.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: alethoscope
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀληθής
Language: grc
Decoded: alethes
Meaning: true
Affix: -ιᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix added to the stems of adjectives in -ής to form abstract nouns
Affix: -scope
Language: en
Decoded: -scope
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.