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-mancy

/mænsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
-man-cy
IPA
/mænsi/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Divination.

suffix

Variety of magic, especially that controlling or related to a specific element, substance, or theme.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Hellenic *mə́tis Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύομαι (-eúomai) Ancient Greek μᾰντεύομαι (mănteúomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā)der. Latin -mantīabor. English -mancy From Latin -mantīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -mantīa, μᾰντείᾱ

Derived Forms

divination acultomancy aëromancy ailuromancy alectoromancy alectryomancy aleuromancy alomancy alphitomancy ambulomancy anthracomancy anthropomancy

Phrases

-mance: to carry out a specified form of magic -mancer: a person who employs a specified form of magic -mantic: of pertaining to a specified form of magic electro-thermancy

Questions

How do you pronounce -mancy?
The recorded pronunciation is /mænsi/.
What does -mancy mean?
Divination.
Where does -mancy come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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