Word: peritreme
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
i
treme
Definition: The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: -treme
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a trema (hole or aperture) or tremata of the type, position or number specified by the prefix
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τετραίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: tetraino
Meaning: to perforate
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action