Romanian

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мантиꙗ (mantija), from Greek μάντι (mánti), from Latin mantellum. Compare Russian мантия (mantija), Macedonian мантија (mantija), Serbo-Croatian mantija. Doublet of manta and mantou.

Noun

edit

mantie f (plural mantii)

  1. cloak, cape, robe
  2. mantle (monastic garment)

Declension

edit