Word: zoetropic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: zo
e
tro
ic
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or reminiscent of a zoetrope.
Morphemes:
Affix: zoetrope
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζῶ
Language: grc
Decoded: zo
Meaning: to live
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems ending in a consonant to form an action noun.
Affix: -trope
Language: en
Decoded: -trope
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: something that turns, affects, changes, responds, moves.
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