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μαντεία

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See also: μαντεῖα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μαντείη (manteíē) Epic
  • μαντηΐη (mantēḯē) Ionic

Etymology

    From μᾰντεύομαι (mănteúomai, I divine, prophesy) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā) f (genitive μᾰντείᾱς); first declension

    1. prophecy, divination, oracle
    2. The power to prophesy or divine

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: μαντεία (manteía) (learned)
    • Latin: -mantīa

    Adjective

    μαντείᾱ (manteíā)

    1. inflection of μαντεῖος (manteîos):
      1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
      2. feminine nominative/vocative/accusative dual

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    Greek

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /manˈdi.a/
    • Hyphenation: μα‧ντεί‧α

    Etymology 1

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μαντεία (manteía).

    Noun

    μαντεία (manteía) f (plural μαντείες)

    1. divination
    2. The power to prophesy or divine
    Declension
    More information singular, plural ...

    Etymology 2

    Monotonic spelling of μαντεῖα, plural of μαντείο, μαντεῖον n (manteîon, oracle).

    Noun

    μαντεία (manteía) n

    1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of μαντείο (manteío)
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