mătanie

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic метаниꙗ (metanija, bow), from Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, repentence). Compare Bulgarian метание (metanie).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (prescribed) /məˈta.ni.e/, (most common) /məˈta.nje/
  • Rhymes: -anie, -anje
  • Hyphenation: mă‧ta‧ni‧e

Noun

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mătanie f (plural mătănii or (obsolete) metanii)

  1. (now religion only) genuflection or bowing in reverence
    Synonyms: aplecare, închinăciune, îngenunchere, plecăciune, temenea
  2. (plural only) prayer beads

Declension

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Further reading

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