See also: μαντεῖα

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From μᾰντεύομαι (manteúomai, I divine, prophesy) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

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Noun

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μᾰντείᾱ (manteíāf (genitive μᾰντείᾱς); first declension

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

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Adjective

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μαντείᾱ (manteíā)

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

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μαντεία (manteía).

Noun

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μαντεία (manteíaf (plural μαντείες)

  1. divination
  2. The power to prophesy or divine
Declension
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  • and see: μάντης m (mántis, prophet; clairvoyante)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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μαντεία (manteían

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of μαντείο (manteío).