auspex, auspicis:
Common · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
diviner by birds, augur; soothsayer; patron, supporter; wedding functionary;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | auspex | auspices |
| Gen. | auspicis | auspicum, auspicium |
| Dat. | auspici | auspicibus |
| Acc. | auspicem | auspices |
| Voc. | auspex | auspices |
| Abl. | auspice | auspicibus |
Examples
- D
Satura X
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...ritu decies centena dabuntur antiquo, ueniet cum signatoribus auspex. haec tu secreta et paucis commissa putabas? non nisi..." - P
Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...seditionibus et plerisque gratus vaecordi facundia. At Iulius Auspex e primoribus Remorum, vim Romanam pacisque bona dissertans..."