LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

haruspicium

haruspicium n (genitive haruspiciī or haruspicī)
Classical[ha.rʊsˈpɪ.ki.ũː]Ecclesiastical[a.rusˈpiː.t͡ʃi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterharuspicy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeharuspiciumharuspicia
genitiveharuspiciī
haruspicī		haruspiciōrum
dativeharuspiciōharuspiciīs
accusativeharuspiciumharuspicia
ablativeharuspiciōharuspiciīs
vocativeharuspiciumharuspicia

hăruspĭcĭum (ar-), ii, n. id.,
I. inspection of victims, divination, Cat. 90, 2.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Englishharuspicy
  • Italianaruspicio

In English words that came into English from haruspicium

  • haruspicyharuspicium

Quick answers

What does haruspicium mean in Latin?
haruspicium, a noun, means “haruspicy”.
What is the genitive of haruspicium?
The genitive singular is haruspiciī. haruspicium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce haruspicium?
In classical Latin, [ha.rʊsˈpɪ.ki.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.rusˈpiː.t͡ʃi.um].