Word: lithotomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
tho
to
mes
Definition: Plural of lithotome. An instrument used for cutting the bladder to remove a calculus; a cystotome.
Morphemes:
Affix: litho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lith- + -o-
Affix: -tome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An instrument for cutting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -τομον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tomon
Meaning: that cuts
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).