augural

English

Etymology

From Latin augurālis.[1] By surface analysis, augur + -al.

Adjective

augural (comparative more augural, superlative most augural)

  1. prophetic

References

  1. augural, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Middle French augural, borrowed from Latin augurālis.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

augural (feminine augurale, masculine plural auguraux, feminine plural augurales)

  1. prophetic
  2. (after the first meaning) frightening

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin augurālis.

Adjective

augural m or n (feminine singular augurală, masculine plural augurali, feminine and neuter plural augurale)

  1. prophetic

Declension

References

  • augural in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin augurālis.

Adjective

augural m or f (masculine and feminine plural augurales)

  1. prophetic

Further reading

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