mante

See also: manté and -mante

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃t/

Etymology 1

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”).

mante

Noun

mante f (plural mantes)

1. mantis (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Derived terms

• mante religieuse

Etymology 2

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Noun

mante f (plural mantes)

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Derived terms

• spermophile à mante dorée des Cascades

Further reading

• “mante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• menât

Tocharian B

Adverb

mante

1. upwards