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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic метаниꙗ (metanija, “bow”), from Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, “repentence”). Compare Bulgarian метание (metanie).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (prescribed) /məˈta.ni.e/, (most common) /məˈta.nje/
- Rhymes: -anie, -anje
- Hyphenation: mă‧ta‧ni‧e
Noun
mătanie f (plural mătănii or (obsolete) metanii)
- (now religion only) genuflection or bowing in reverence
- Synonyms: aplecare, închinăciune, îngenunchere, plecăciune, temenea
- (plural only) prayer beads
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