augur
English
/ˈɔː.ɡə/, /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/, /ˈɑ.ɡɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin augur (soothsayer, augur).
Origin
Latin
augur
Gloss
soothsayer, augur
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- augural English
- augurate English
- augurer English
- augureth English
- augurism English
- augurize English
- augurship English
- augury English
- Augurinus Latin
- augur Latin
- auguro Latin
- augure French
- augur Spanish, Castilian
- αὔγουρ Ancient Greek
- augur Norwegian Bokmål
- augur Norwegian Nynorsk
- augurie Middle English
- ágar Irish
- *augus Old Latin