alectomancia

Spanish

Alternative forms

• (uncommon) alectomancía

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn), ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “a rooster”) +‎ -mancia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aleɡtoˈmanθja/ [a.leɣ̞.t̪oˈmãn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aleɡtoˈmansja/ [a.leɣ̞.t̪oˈmãn.sja]
• Rhymes: -anθja
• Rhymes: -ansja
• Syllabification: a‧lec‧to‧man‧cia

Noun

alectomancia f (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) alectryomancy

Further reading

• “alectomancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014