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Latin
Etymology
From ob- (“against, before”) + nūntiō (“announce”).
Pronunciation
Verb
obnūntiō (present infinitive obnūntiāre, perfect active obnūntiāvī, supine obnūntiātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to report or announce (bad news)
- (transitive, augury) to announce a bad omen
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References
- “obnuntio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obnuntio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obnuntio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the augurs announce an unfavourable sign: augures obnuntiant (consuli) (Phil. 2. 33. 83)
- obnuntio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016