auspício
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin auspicium.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awsˈpi.si.u/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /awsˈpi.sju/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sju]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awʃˈpi.si.u/ [aʊ̯ʃˈpi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /awʃˈpi.sju/ [aʊ̯ʃˈpi.sju]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awsˈpi.si.o/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /awsˈpi.sjo/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sjo]
- Hyphenation: aus‧pí‧ci‧o
Noun edit
auspício m (plural auspícios)
- omen, foreknowledge (either good or bad)
- Synonyms: presságio, pressentimento
- (in the plural) expression of support (financial or otherwise) or protection
- (obsolete) prophecy based on how birds behaved
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ “auspício” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “auspício” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.