τεϊομαντεία

Greek

Etymology

τέιον (téion, tea) + μαντεία (manteía, divination, -mancy)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teʝomanˈdia/
  • Hyphenation: τεϊ‧ο‧μα‧ντεί‧α

Noun

τεϊομαντεία (teïomanteía) f (plural τεϊομαντείες)

  1. tea tasseography, tea tasseomancy, tea reading (the supposed prediction of the future with the leaves left in a cup of tea after drinking it)

Declension

  • τσάι n (tsái, tea)
  • καφεμαντεία f (kafemanteía, tasseography using coffee grounds)
  • καφετζού f (kafetzoú, coffee tasseographer, coffee tasseomancer)
  • κατακάθι n (katakáthi, grounds, sediment, dregs)
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