auspice
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English
Etymology
From Middle French auspice, from Latin auspicium, in turn from auspex.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôsʹpĭs, IPA(key): /ˈɔːspɪs/
- (US) enPR: ôsʹpĭs, IPA(key): /ˈɔspɪs/
- (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) enPR: äsʹpĭs, IPA(key): /ˈɑspɪs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) -ɑspɪs
Noun
auspice (plural auspices)
- (chiefly in the plural) Patronage or protection.
- An omen or a sign.
- The circle of vultures was not a good auspice.
- (obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
- Hypernyms: augury, fortunetelling, divination
Related terms
Translations
patronage
omen
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Verb
auspice (third-person singular simple present auspices, present participle auspicing, simple past and past participle auspiced)
- (transitive) To be patron of; to sponsor.
- The music festival was auspiced by a popular radio station.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin auspicium.
Pronunciation
Noun
auspice m (plural auspices)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “auspice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Noun
auspice m (plural auspici)
Related terms
Further reading
- auspice in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
auspice