Word: heterophones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
ter
o
phones
Definition: Plural of heterophone; a word that has a different pronunciation and meaning from another word but the same spelling
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: -phone
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A type of sound.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.