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Webster 1913 Edition
Augur
Au′gur
,Noun.
[L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of the word is perh. fr. L.
avis
bird, and the last syllable, gur
, equiv. to the Skr. gar
to call, akin to L. garrulus
garrulous.] 1.
(Rom. Antiq.)
An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.
2.
One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.
Augur
of ill, whose tongue was never foundWithout a priestly curse or boding sound.
Dryden.
Au′gur
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Augured
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Auguring
.] 1.
To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.
My
auguring
mind assures the same success. Dryden.
2.
To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue;
as, to
. augur
well or illAu′gur
,Verb.
T.
To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.
It seems to
augur
genius. Sir W. Scott.
I
augur
everything from the approbation the proposal has met with. J. F. W. Herschel.
Syn. – To predict; forebode; betoken; portend; presage; prognosticate; prophesy; forewarn.
Webster 1828 Edition
Augur
AU'GUR
,Noun.
1.
Among the Romans, an officer whose duty was to foretell future events by the singing, chattering, flight and feeding of birds. There was a college or community of augers, originally three in number, and afterwards nine, four patricians, and five plebeians. They bore a staff or wand, and were held in great respect.2.
One who pretends to foretell future events by omens.We all know that augur cannot look at augur without laughing.
AU'GUR
,Verb.
I.
AU'GUR
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
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See also: Augur
English
Noun
augur (plural augurs)
- A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- Dryden
- Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found / Without a priestly curse or boding sound.
- Dryden
- (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
Translations
diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences
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Verb
augur (third-person singular simple present augurs, present participle auguring, simple past and past participle augured)
- To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
- To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.
- to augur well or ill
Translations
to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events
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Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Two possibilities are:
- From Old Latin *augus (“increase”) (genitive *augeris), which is related to augeō (“to increase”).[1]
- From avis (“bird”) + garrire (“to talk”), as augurs were known to observe the behavior of birds.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ɡur/, [ˈau̯.ɡʊr]
Noun
augur m, f (genitive auguris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | augur | augurēs |
| genitive | auguris | augurum |
| dative | augurī | auguribus |
| accusative | augurem | augurēs |
| ablative | augure | auguribus |
| vocative | augur | augurēs |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- augur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- augur in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “augur”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- augur in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- augur in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- augur in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- ↑ Lewis, Charlton T., Elementary Latin Dictionary, Oxford, 1890.
- ↑ Simpson, D.P., Cassell's New Latin Dictionary, Funk & Wagnall's, 1959.