-mancy

/mænsi/

suffix

Divination.

OriginAncient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā) ← Proto-Hellenic *mə́tis ← Proto-Indo-European *méntis →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Divination.
  2. fantasyVariety of magic, especially that controlling or related to a specific element, substance, or theme.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*méntis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*mə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekμάντις (mántis)
  5. Ancient Greekμᾰντεύομαι (mănteúomai)
  6. Ancient Greekμᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā)
  7. English-mancy

From Latin -mantīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”).

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Translations

Catalan -mància
  • -mànciaspecified forms of divination
Finnish -mantia
  • -mantiaspecified forms of divination
French -mancie
  • -manciespecified forms of divination
German -mantie
  • -mantiespecified forms of divination
Greek -μαντεία
  • -μαντεία (-manteía)specified forms of divination
Italian -manzia
  • -manziaspecified forms of divination
Latin -mantīa
  • -mantīaspecified forms of divination
Polish -mancja
  • -mancjaspecified forms of divination
Portuguese -mancia
  • -manciaspecified forms of divination
Romanian -manție
  • -manțiespecified forms of divination
Russian -мантия
  • -мантия (-mantija)specified forms of divination
Spanish -mancia, -mancía
  • -manciaspecified forms of divination
  • -mancíaspecified forms of divination
Cite this entry
APA

-mancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-mancy

MLA

“-mancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-mancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-mancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-mancy.

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