Word: muttniks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mutt
niks
Definition: Plural of muttnik. A dog that is launched into space.
Morphemes:
Affix: mutt
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
Affix: sputnik
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: спу́тник
Language: ru
Decoded: sputnik
Meaning: with, together
Affix: пу́тник
Language: ru
Decoded: putnik
Meaning: traveller
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).