idromante
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin hydromantis, from Ancient Greek ὑδρόμαντις (hudrómantis), from ὑδρο- (hudro-, “hydro-, water”) + grc (“seer, prophet”) + μάντις (mántis). By surface analysis, idro- + -mante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.droˈman.te/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Hyphenation: i‧dro‧màn‧te
Noun
idromante m or f by sense (plural idromanti)
- (zoology) any member of the Hydromantes taxonomic genus of salamanders
Related terms
Further reading
- idromante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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