Word: tectal
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tec
tal
Definition: A consonant articulated in the roof of the mouth
Morphemes:
Affix: tectum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tēctum
Language: la
Decoded: tectum
Meaning: roof
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.