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)
- 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
declension of τεϊομαντεία
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τεϊομαντεία • | τεϊομαντείες • |
| genitive | τεϊομαντείας • | τεϊομαντειών • |
| accusative | τεϊομαντεία • | τεϊομαντείες • |
| vocative | τεϊομαντεία • | τεϊομαντείες • |
Related terms
- 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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