Word: hecatombs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
ca
tombs
Definition: Plural of hecatomb; a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
Morphemes:
Affix: hecatomb
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἑκατόν
Language: grc
Decoded: ekaton
Meaning: hundred
Affix: βοῦς
Language: grc
Decoded: bous
Meaning: ox
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.