noun · neutersecond declension
portentum
portentum n (genitive portentī)
Meaning
- neuteromen, presage
- neuterportent, prodigy, wonder, miracle
- neutermonster, a monstrous creature
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
prōdigium, signum futūrīportentum -ī (n) — in Aeneis, ch. 19
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | portentum | portenta |
| genitive | portentī | portentōrum |
| dative | portentō | portentīs |
| accusative | portentum | portenta |
| ablative | portentō | portentīs |
| vocative | portentum | portenta |
portentum, i, v. portendo
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
portentum ī, n
P. n. of portendo, a sign, token, omen, portent : si, quod raro fit, id portentum putandum est, etc.: ne quaere profecto, Quem casum portenta ferant, V.— A monster, monstrosity : bovem quendam putari deum, multaque alia portenta: Quale portentum neque militaris Daunias alit, H.— A marvellous fiction, extravagance, absurdity : poëtarum portenta: portentum certissimum est, esse aliquem humanā specie, qui, etc. —Fig., a monster, demon : Clodius, fatale portentum rei p.
Origins
Descendants
- Catalanportent
- Englishportent
- Italianportento
- Portugueseportento
- Spanishportento
In English words that came into English from portentum
- portentportentum