mătanie

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic метаниꙗ (metanija, “bow”), from Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, “repentence”). Compare Bulgarian метание (metanie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (prescribed) /məˈta.ni.e/, (most common) /məˈta.nje/
• Rhymes: -anie, -anje
• Hyphenation: mă‧ta‧ni‧e

Noun

mătanie f (plural mătănii or (obsolete) metanii)

1. (now religion only) genuflection or bowing in reverence

   Synonyms: aplecare, închinăciune, îngenunchere, plecăciune, temenea

2. (plural only) prayer beads

Declension

Declension of mătanie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) mătanie	mătania	(niște) mătănii	mătăniile
genitive/dative	(unei) mătănii	mătaniei	(unor) mătănii	mătăniilor
vocative	mătanie, mătanio		mătăniilor

Further reading

• mătanie in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)