Word: amphibrachic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: am
phi
brac
ic
Definition: Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
Morphemes:
Affix: amphibrach
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀμφί
Language: grc
Decoded: amphi
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: about, on account of, for the sake of
Affix: βραχύς
Language: grc
Decoded: brakhus
Meaning: short
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to