onicomancia

Spanish

Alternative forms

• (uncommon) onicomancía

Etymology

From New Latin onychomantia, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), ὄνῠχος (ónukhos) + -mancia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /onikoˈmanθja/ [o.ni.koˈmãn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /onikoˈmansja/ [o.ni.koˈmãn.sja]
• Rhymes: -anθja
• Rhymes: -ansja
• Syllabification: o‧ni‧co‧man‧cia

Noun

onicomancia f (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) onychomancy

Further reading

• “onicomancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014