Word: stichomancy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stich
o
man
cy
Definition: Divination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.
Morphemes:
Affix: sticho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Concerning rows or lines, such as lines of poetry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στίχος
Language: grc
Decoded: stikhos
Meaning: line, row, verse
Affix: -mancy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: divination; the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μάντις
Language: grc
Decoded: mantis
Meaning: seer
Affix: -εύω
Language: grc
Decoded: -euo
Meaning: mediopassive of -εύω
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns