nigromante

Galician

Alternative forms

  • legrumante, lugrumante

Etymology

A semi-learned borrowing, from Latin necromantia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [niɣɾoˈmantɪ]

Noun

nigromante m or f by sense (plural nigromantes)

  1. necromancer
  2. (figurative) despicable person

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian nigromante, from Ancient Greek νεκρόμαντις (nekrómantis).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ni.ɡɾoˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ni.ɡɾoˈmɐ̃.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ni.ɡɾuˈmɐ̃.tɨ/ [ni.ɣɾuˈmɐ̃.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: ni‧gro‧man‧te

Noun

nigromante m or f by sense (plural nigromantes)

  1. necromancer
    Synonym: necromante

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nigromante, from Ancient Greek νεκρόμαντις (nekrómantis).

Noun

nigromante m or f by sense (plural nigromantes)

  1. necromancer

Further reading

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