extispicio

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extispicium, derived from extum (“bowel, entrail”) + the root of speciō (“to look at, observe”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ek.stiˈspi.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -itʃo
  • Hyphenation: ex‧ti‧spì‧cio

Noun

extispicio m (plural extispici) (historical)

  1. (uncountable) the act of inspecting of a sacrificial victim's entrails (especially the liver) in order to verify their purity
  2. an instance of such inspection

Further reading
  • extispicio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

extispiciō

  1. dative/ablative singular of extispicium
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