English → Latin
“augury” in Latin
augurātiōdivination, prediction (indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction); divination (art ofpraedictiōforetelling, prediction; the preachingvāticinātiōprophecy, predictiondīvīnātiōdivination, prophecy; an examination as to which individual is to be chosen as prosecutor when there are multiple accusepraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly; to announce, make known; to praise, commend, extolvāticiniumprediction, prophecyauguriumaugury; divination, prediction; omen, portent
The English word augury itself goes back to Latin augur, through augurium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
augury
auguratio (by flight of birds): praedictio (foretelling, generally): vaticinatio: divinatio (prophecy). [SYN. in PROPHESY]
As thing: praedictum: vaticinium: augurium (thing foretold by augury; also, the science of an augury, “sed non augurio potuit depellere pestem”).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for augury?
- The usual Latin words for “augury” are augurātiō, praedictiō, vāticinātiō; also dīvīnātiō, praedicō, vāticinium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.