idromante

Italian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

idromante m or f by sense (plural idromanti)

  1. hydromancer

Noun

idromante m or f by sense (plural idromanti)

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

Further reading

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

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