Word: glossoptosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: glo
ssop
to
sis
Definition: The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
Morphemes:
Affix: glosso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the tongue; the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλῶσσᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: glossa
Meaning: tongue; language
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: ptosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πίπτω
Language: grc
Decoded: pipto
Meaning: to fall down
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process