LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

extispicium

extispicium n (genitive extispiciī or extispicī)
Classical[ɛk.stɪsˈpɪ.ki.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ek.stisˈpiː.t͡ʃi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterextispicy; divination through the examination of entrails.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeextispiciumextispicia
genitiveextispiciī
extispicī		extispiciōrum
dativeextispiciōextispiciīs
accusativeextispiciumextispicia
ablativeextispiciōextispiciīs
vocativeextispiciumextispicia

extispĭcĭum, ii, n. extispex,
I. an inspection of the entrails for the purpose of prophesying, Suet. Ner. 56; v. l. in Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 203 (Jan. auspicia).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin extispicium From extispex (“diviner of entrails”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).

Descendants
  • Englishextispicy
  • Italianextispicio
  • Italianestispicio

In English words that came into English from extispicium

  • extispicyextispicium
  • extispiciousextispicium

Quick answers

What does extispicium mean in Latin?
extispicium, a noun, means “extispicy; divination through the examination of entrails.”.
What is the genitive of extispicium?
The genitive singular is extispiciī. extispicium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce extispicium?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.stɪsˈpɪ.ki.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ek.stisˈpiː.t͡ʃi.um].