mătanie

Romanian

Etymology

From Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, “repentence”), partially through a Slavic (e.g. Bulgarian) intermediate metanije.

Noun

mătanie f (plural mătănii)

(religion) genuflection or bowing in reverence
(plural only) rosary

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

Synonyms

(genuflection): îngenunchere, aplecare, plecăciune

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