Word: ureteric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: u
re
te
ic
Definition: Of or pertaining to the ureter; either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Morphemes:
Affix: ureter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οὖρον
Language: grc
Decoded: ouron
Meaning: urine
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.
Affix: -τήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
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