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5-letter words (1 found)

AUGUR,

4-letter words (5 found)

GAUR,GUAR,GURU,RAGU,RUGA,

3-letter words (5 found)

GAR,GAU,GUR,RAG,RUG,

2-letter words (5 found)

AG,AR,GU,UG,UR,

You can make 16 words from augur according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

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Definitions and meaning of augur

augur

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)

  1. A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
  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; 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.
  • “augur”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →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) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ɡur/, [ˈäu̯ɡʊr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ɡur/, [ˈäːu̯ɡur]

Noun

augur m or f (genitive auguris); third declension

  1. 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
  • “augur”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Middle English

Noun

augur

  1. Alternative form of nauger

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin augur.

Noun

augur m (definite singular auguren, indefinite plural augurer, definite plural augurene)

  1. (historical) an augur, see English augur for more.
  2. (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)

  1. (historical) an augur, see English augur for more.
  2. (informal) a chief, bigwig

References

  • “augur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin augur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɡur/
  • Rhymes: -awɡur
  • Syllabification: au‧gur

Noun

augur m pers

  1. (literary) augur (a diviner)
  2. (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)

  1. augur, auspex

Noun

augur n (uncountable)

  1. augury, omen

Related terms

  • augura

Further reading

  • augur in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin augur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /auˈɡuɾ/ [au̯ˈɣ̞uɾ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾ
  • Syllabification: au‧gur

Noun

augur m (plural augures)

  1. augur

Related terms

Further reading

  • “augur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin augur.

Noun

augur c

  1. augur

Declension

Derived terms

  • augurleende

References

  • augur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • augur in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • augur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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