μαντεία

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See also: μαντεῖα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíāf (genitive μᾰντείᾱς); first declension

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

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    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 (manteíaf (plural μαντείες)

    1. divination
    2. The power to prophesy or divine
    Declension
    Declension of μαντεία
    singular plural
    nominative μαντεία (manteía) μαντείες (manteíes)
    genitive μαντείας (manteías) μαντειών (manteión)
    accusative μαντεία (manteía) μαντείες (manteíes)
    vocative μαντεία (manteía) μαντείες (manteíes)
    • and see: μάντης m (mántis, prophet; clairvoyante)

    Etymology 2

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

    Noun

    μαντεία (manteían

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