augurium
Meaning
- neuteraugury
- neuterdivination, prediction
- neuteromen, portent
- neuterforeboding
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
signum quod avēs dant; ex avibus deōrum voluntās quaeritur.signum reī futūraeChoosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Auguria · Auspicia · Prodigia · Ostenta · Portenta · Monstra · Omina
Auguria and auspicia are appearances in the ordinary course of nature, which for the most part possess a meaning for those only who are skilful in the interpretation of signs; auguria (from augur, αὐγάζειν) for the members of the college of augurs, who are skilled in such things; auspicia, for the magistrates, who have the right to take auspices: whereas prodigia, ostenta, portenta, monstra, are appearances out of the ordinary course of nature, which strike the common people, and only receive a more exact interpretation from the soothsayer: lastly, omina (ὄθματα, ὄσσαι) are signs which any person, to whom they occur, can interpret for himself, without assistance. The primary notion in prodigium is, that the appearance is replete with meaning, and pregnant with consequences; in ostentum, that it excites wonder, and is great in its nature: in portentum, that it excites terror, and threatens danger; in monstrum, that it is unnatural and ugly. (v. 178.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | augurium | auguria |
| genitive | auguriī augurī | auguriōrum |
| dative | auguriō | auguriīs |
| accusative | augurium | auguria |
| ablative | auguriō | auguriīs |
| vocative | augurium | auguria |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- augurium agere, auspicari (N. D. 2. 4. 11)
- to take the auspices, observe the flight of birds.
pro certo arbitrabor sortes oracla adytus augura? Att., Trag. Rel. p. 217 Rib.: agere, Varr. L. L. 6, § 42 Müll.; Cic. Div. 1, 17, 32; id. Off. 3, 16, 66: capere, Suet. Aug. 95: quaerere, Vulg. Num. 24, 1: observare, ib. Deut. 18, 10; ib. 4 Reg. 21, 6: non est augurium in Jacob, ib. Num. 23, 23: dare, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 36: nuntiare, Liv. 1, 7: decantare, Cic. Div. 1, 47, 105: accipere, to understand or receive as an omen, Liv. 1, 34; 10, 40; Val. Fl. 1, 161: augurium factum, Suet. Vit. 18: augurio experiri aliquid, Flor. 1, 5, 3: augurium salutis, an augury instituted in time of peace, for the inquiry whether one could supplicate the Deity for the prosperity of the state (de salute), Cic. Div. 1, 47, 105; Suet. Aug. 31; Tac. A. 12, 23; cf. Dio Cass. 37, 24, and Fabric. ad h. l.—auguria rerum futurarum, Cic. Phil. 2, 35, 89: conjugis augurio (by the interpretation of quamquam Titania mota est, Ov. M. 1, 395: Divinatio arroris et auguria mendacia vanitas est, Vulg Eccli. 34, 5.—And transf. to the internal sense. presentiment, foreboding of future occurrences inhaeret in mentibus quasi saeclorum quoddam augurium futurorum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 33; id. Fam 6, 6: Fallitur augurio spes bona saepe suo, Ov. H. 16, 234: Auguror, nec me fallit augurium, historias tuas immortales futuras, Plin. Ep. 7, 33, 1 al.—thymum augurium mellis est, Plin. 21, 10, 31, § 56: augurium valetudinis ex eā traditur, si etc., id. 28, 6, 19, § 68.—cui laetus Apollo Augurium citharamque dabat, Verg. A. 12, 394 (v. Apollo and augur): Rex idero et regi Turno gratissimus augur, id. ib. 9, 327; Flor. 1, 5, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin augurium From augur + -ium.
- Catalanauguri
- Italianaugurio
- Frenchaugurefrom Old French augurie
- Englishauguryfrom Old French augurie
- Portugueseaugúrio
- Romanianaugur
- Spanishaugurio
- Friulianaugûr
- Galicianaugurio
- Picardaudjure
- Portugueseagoirofrom Old Galician-Portuguese agoiro
- Portugueseagourofrom Old Galician-Portuguese agoiro
- Spanishagüerofrom Old Spanish aguero
- Galicianagoirofrom Old Galician-Portuguese agoiro
- Basqueagur
- Italianagurio
- Italianagurare
- Frenchheurfrom Old French eur
- Old Catalanahuyr
- Middle Englisheurefrom Old French eur
- Old Occitanagur
- Aromanianaguri
- Romanshagur
In English words that came into English from augurium
- auguryaugurium