μαντεία

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

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

    First declension of ἡ μᾰντείᾱ; τῆς μᾰντείᾱς (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ μᾰντείᾱ
    hē mănteíā     		τὼ μᾰντείᾱ
    tṑ mănteíā     		αἱ μᾰντεῖαι
    hai mănteîai
    Genitive τῆς μᾰντείᾱς
    tês mănteíās     		τοῖν μᾰντείαιν
    toîn mănteíain     		τῶν μᾰντειῶν
    tôn mănteiôn
    Dative τῇ μᾰντείᾳ
    tēî mănteíāi     		τοῖν μᾰντείαιν
    toîn mănteíain     		ταῖς μᾰντείαις
    taîs mănteíais
    Accusative τὴν μᾰντείᾱν
    tḕn mănteíān     		τὼ μᾰντείᾱ
    tṑ mănteíā     		τᾱ̀ς μᾰντείᾱς
    tā̀s mănteíās
    Vocative μᾰντείᾱ
    mănteíā     		μᾰντείᾱ
    mănteíā     		μᾰντεῖαι
    mănteîai
    Notes:

    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 • (manteía) f (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 • (manteía) n

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