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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin hydromantis, from Ancient Greek ὑδρόμαντις (hudrómantis), from ὑδρο- (hudro-, hydro-, water) +‎ μάντις (mántis, seer, prophet). By surface analysis, idro- +‎ -mante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.droˈman.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: i‧dro‧màn‧te

Noun

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idromante m or f by sense (plural idromanti)

  1. hydromancer

Noun

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idromante m or f by sense (plural idromanti)

  1. (zoology) any member of the Hydromantes taxonomic genus of salamanders
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Further reading

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  • idromante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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