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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 found
Without 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 ill
.

Au′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.
[L. augur. The first syllable is from avis, a fowl; but the meaning and origin of the last syllable are not obvious.]
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.
To guess; to conjecture by signs or omens; to prognosticate.

AU'GUR

,
Verb.
T.
To predict or foretell; as, to augur ill success.

Definition 2024


Augur

Augur

See also: augur

German

Noun

Augur m (genitive Auguren, plural Auguren)

  1. augur (diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds), especially in the context of Ancient Rome

Declension

augur

augur

See also: Augur

English

Noun

augur (plural augurs)

  1. 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.
  2. (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.

Translations

Verb

augur (third-person singular simple present augurs, present participle auguring, simple past and past participle augured)

  1. To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
  2. To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.
    to augur well or ill

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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

  1. augur

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

  1. Lewis, Charlton T., Elementary Latin Dictionary, Oxford, 1890.
  2. Simpson, D.P., Cassell's New Latin Dictionary, Funk & Wagnall's, 1959.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French augure, from Latin augur, augurium.

Noun

augur m (plural auguri)

  1. augur, auspex

Noun

augur n (uncountable)

  1. augury, omen

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