Word: glassichord
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gla
ssi
chord
Definition: Alternative form of glass harmonica. A musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin.
Morphemes:
Affix: glass
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Glassware; an article of tableware made of glass
Affix: -i-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -i-
Language: la
Decoded: -i-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
Affix: chord
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The string of a musical instrument.