Latin edit

Etymology edit

From auspex (augur, soothsayer) +‎ .

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

auspicor (present infinitive auspicārī, perfect active auspicātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to take the auspices
  2. to begin or undertake under good auspices
  3. to begin, undertake, enter upon

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of auspicor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present auspicor auspicāris,
auspicāre
auspicātur auspicāmur auspicāminī auspicantur
imperfect auspicābar auspicābāris,
auspicābāre
auspicābātur auspicābāmur auspicābāminī auspicābantur
future auspicābor auspicāberis,
auspicābere
auspicābitur auspicābimur auspicābiminī auspicābuntur
perfect auspicātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect auspicātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect auspicātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present auspicer auspicēris,
auspicēre
auspicētur auspicēmur auspicēminī auspicentur
imperfect auspicārer auspicārēris,
auspicārēre
auspicārētur auspicārēmur auspicārēminī auspicārentur
perfect auspicātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect auspicātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present auspicāre auspicāminī
future auspicātor auspicātor auspicantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives auspicārī auspicātum esse auspicātūrum esse
participles auspicāns auspicātus auspicātūrus auspicandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
auspicandī auspicandō auspicandum auspicandō auspicātum auspicātū

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References edit

  • auspicor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • auspicor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • auspicor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to take the auspices, observe the flight of birds: augurium agere, auspicari (N. D. 2. 4. 11)