mătanie
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mătanie¹
- /məˈta.ni.e/ literary
- /məˈta.nje/
Rhymes with -anie, -anje
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic метаниꙗ (metanija, “bow”), from Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, “repentence”). Compare Bulgarian метание (metanie).
noun mătănii · metanii · mătanie · mătania · mătăniile
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genuflection or bowing in reverence
Similar: aplecare, închinăciune, îngenunchere, plecăciune, temenea
- prayer beads
Mătanie²
Where it comes from
From mătanie.
proper noun lui Mătanie
- a surname
Talk about this word "mătanie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83tanie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mătanie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83tanie "mătanie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83tanie.Cite this
@misc{ma_tanie_2026,
title = {mătanie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83tanie},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
