Word: underturn
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
turn
Definition: To turn upside down; subvert; upset.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: turnus
Language: la
Decoded: turnus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, a butterfly of eastern North America.