heteromancia

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From hetero- +‎ -mancia, in reference to bird flight, from one side to the other.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /eteɾoˈmanθja/ [e.t̪e.ɾoˈmãn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /eteɾoˈmansja/ [e.t̪e.ɾoˈmãn.sja]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -anθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansja
  • Syllabification: he‧te‧ro‧man‧cia

Noun

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heteromancia f (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) divination by the flight of birds

Hypernyms

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ornitomancia

Further reading

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