augur

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin augur, of uncertain origin; akin to augurō (“interpret omens”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɡə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɡɚ/ Rhymes: -ɔːɡə(ɹ) Homophone: auger; see also AGA === 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. (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome. to augur well or ill ==== Derived terms ==== augural augury ==== Translations ==== === Usage notes === Not to be confused with auger. === Further reading === “augur”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “augur”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “augur”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Latin == === Etymology === Of uncertain origin. Two possibilities are: From Old Latin *augos (“reinforcement, increase”) (genitive *augeris), related to augeō (“to increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgos; compare Sanskrit ओजस् (ojas, “strength, vigor”), Avestan 𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬀𐬵 (aojah), 𐬀𐬊𐬔𐬀𐬵 (aogah, “might, power”) as well as Latin augustus (< *h₂éwgos-tos). The noun *augos would have developed from "reinforcement" to "(one) who makes grow". This derivation is preferred by De Vaan. From avis (“bird”) + garrire (“to talk”), as augurs were known to observe the behavior of birds. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈau̯.ɡʊr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaːu̯.ɡur] === Noun === augur m or f (genitive auguris); third declension augur (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds) ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== auspex ==== Coordinate terms ==== haruspex, auspex ==== Derived terms ==== augurium augurō ==== 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 “augur”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, 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 William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “augur”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Middle English == === Noun === augur alternative form of nauger == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin augur. === Noun === augur m (definite singular auguren, indefinite plural augurer, definite plural augurene) (historical) an augur, see English augur for more. (informal) a chief, bigwig === References === “augur” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “augur” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin augur. === Noun === augur m (definite singular auguren, indefinite plural augurar, definite plural augurane) (historical) an augur, see English augur for more. (informal) a chief, bigwig === References === “augur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin augur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɡur/ Rhymes: -awɡur Syllabification: au‧gur === Noun === augur m pers (literary) augur (a diviner) (Ancient Rome) augur (an official who interpreted omens before the start of public events) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === augur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN augur in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French augure, from Latin augur, augurium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /awˈɡur/ === Noun === augur m (plural auguri) augur, auspex === Noun === augur n (uncountable) augury, omen ==== Related terms ==== augura === Further reading === “augur”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin augur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /auˈɡuɾ/ [au̯ˈɣ̞uɾ] Rhymes: -uɾ Syllabification: au‧gur === Noun === augur m (plural augures) augur ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “augur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin augur. === Noun === augur c augur ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== augurleende === References === “augur”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “augur”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “augur”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)