necromanticus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === nigromanticus === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νεκρομαντικός (nekromantikós), from νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía), or from νεκρός (nekrós, “corpse”) + μαντικός (mantikós), from μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). The spelling variant nigromanticus came up under the influence of Latin niger ("black"), mirroring the interpretation of necromancy as black magic. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɛ.krɔˈman.tɪ.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ne.kroˈman.ti.kus] === Adjective === necromanticus (feminine necromantica, neuter necromanticum); first/second-declension adjective pertaining to necromancy, necromantic ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective.