-mantic

See also: mantic

English

Etymology

From Latin ‑manticus, from -mantīa + -icus. Compare Ancient Greek ‑μάντικος (‑mántikos).[1]

Suffix

-mantic

  1. Forms adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -mantic
aeromantic
alectryomantic
astromantic
botanomantic
cartomantic
cephalomantic
chartomantic
chiromantic
chronomantic
cledonomantic
crystallomantic
geomantic
glyphomantic
gyromantic
hieromantic
logomantic
numeromantic
oneiromantic
onomatomantic
osteomantic
plastromantic
rhapsodomantic
theriomantic
zoomantic

References

  1. ^ “-mantic, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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