hariolus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *hario-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-, the same root as haruspex and Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ) and English yarn.

Pronunciation

Noun

hariolus m (genitive hariolī); second declension

  1. A fortuneteller.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative hariolus hariolī
genitive hariolī hariolōrum
dative hariolō hariolīs
accusative hariolum hariolōs
ablative hariolō hariolīs
vocative hariole hariolī

Descendants

References

  • hariolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hariolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hariolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.