Word: cataphasia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cat
a
pha
sia
Definition: A speech defect characterised by repetition of individual words.
Morphemes:
Affix: cata-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reverse, backward, degenerative
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατά
Language: grc
Decoded: kata
Meaning: downwards
Affix: -phasia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of disorders and phenomena relating to words and speech.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φημί
Language: grc
Decoded: phemi
PoS: Verb
Meaning: #
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process