geomantic
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English
Etymology
From Latin geōmanticus.[1]
Adjective
geomantic (not comparable)
- of or relating to geomancy
- 1909, Unknown, The Arabian Nights:
- And though he was almost persuaded that Aladdin must have died miserably in the subterranean abode where he had left him, yet he had the curiosity to inform himself about his end with certainty; and as he was a great geomancer, he took out of a cupboard a square, covered box, which he used in his geomantic observations.
References
- ^ “geomantic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French géomantique or Italian geomantico.
Adjective
geomantic m or n (feminine singular geomantică, masculine plural geomantici, feminine and neuter plural geomantice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | geomantic | geomantică | geomantici | geomantice | |||
| definite | geomanticul | geomantica | geomanticii | geomanticele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | geomantic | geomantice | geomantici | geomantice | |||
| definite | geomanticului | geomanticei | geomanticilor | geomanticelor | ||||