μαντείο

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μαντεῖον (manteîon).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /manˈdi.o/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧ντεί‧ο

Noun

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μαντείο (manteíon (plural μαντεία)

  1. oracle (a shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity)
    το μαντείο των Δελφώνto manteío ton Delfónthe oracle of Delphi

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ μαντείο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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