noun · femininethird declension
obnūntiātiō
obnūntiātiō f (genitive obnūntiātiōnis)
Classical[ɔb.nuːn.tiˈaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ob.nun.t͡siˈat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- announcement of an opposing, adverse, or evil omen
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obnuntiātiō | obnuntiātiōnēs |
| genitive | obnuntiātiōnis | obnuntiātiōnum |
| dative | obnuntiātiōnī | obnuntiātiōnibus |
| accusative | obnuntiātiōnem | obnuntiātiōnēs |
| ablative | obnuntiātiōne | obnuntiātiōnibus |
| vocative | obnuntiātiō | obnuntiātiōnēs |
obnuntĭātĭo (obnunc-), ōnis, f. obnuntio, in the lang. of augurs,
I. an announcement of an opposing, adverse, evil omen:
dirarum, Cic. Div. 1, 16, 29.—In plur.: obnuntiationibus per Scaevolam interpositis, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 7: comitiorum cotidie singuli dies tolluntur obnuntiationibus, id. Q. Fr. 3, 3, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
obnūntiātiō (not obnūnc-), ōnis, f
obnuntio, of an augur, an announcement of an adverse omen, evil interpretation: dirarum.—Plur., C.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin obnūntiātiō From obnūntiō (“to announce bad news”) + -tiō.