auguralis

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [au̯.ɡʊˈraː.lɪs]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [au̯.ɡuˈraː.lis]^[1]

Forms

augurālis (neuter augurāle); third-declension two-termination adjective^[1] Also auguriālis.^[2]

Etymology

It is from Latin augur (“augur”) + -ālis.^[3][1][4]

Earliest recorded meaning

Its earliest source is Cicero, augurālēs librī “the augurs' books” and augurālis cēna.^[4][5] Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant of or relating to augurs or augury, augural, prophetic, cēna augurālis was the banquet an augur gave on taking office.^[3][2][5]

Timeline

• 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^[5][4]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Of augurs or augury.^[3]
2. cēna augurālis: an augur's inaugural banquet.^[3]

Related words

• augur
• augurium
• augurō

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
3. ^ a b c d Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
4. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
5. ^ a b c Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.