praesagus

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Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ sagus (prophetic), from sagiō (I perceive acutely).

Pronunciation

Adjective

praesāgus (feminine praesāga, neuter praesāgum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. foreboding
  2. prophetic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Italian: presago

References

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