Word: tachypnoeic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ta
chyp
no
eic
Definition: Exhibiting tachypnoea; hyperventilating.
Morphemes:
Affix: tachy-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fast
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ταχύς
Language: grc
Decoded: takhus
Meaning: swift
Affix: -pnea
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: breathing, respiration
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha euphonicum, used to soften pronunciation before two consonants.
Affix: πνέω
Language: grc
Decoded: pneo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to breathe
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form an o-grade action noun.
Affix: -ῐᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix added to the stems of adjectives in -ής to form abstract nouns
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from