idromante

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin hydromantis, from Ancient Greek ὑδρόμαντις (hudrómantis), compound of ὑδρο- (hudro-, hydro-, water) + μάντις (mántis, seer, prophet).
Surface analysis: idro- +‎ -mante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.droˈman.te/, [id̪r̺oˈmän̪t̪e̞]
  • Hyphenation: i‧dro‧màn‧te

Noun

idromante m or f (plural idromanti)

  1. hydromancer
  2. (zoology) Any member of the Hydromantes taxonomic genus of salamanders.

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References

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