auspício

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See also: auspicio and auspició

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin auspicium.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awsˈpi.si.u/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /awsˈpi.sju/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sju]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awʃˈpi.si.u/ [aʊ̯ʃˈpi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /awʃˈpi.sju/ [aʊ̯ʃˈpi.sju]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awsˈpi.si.o/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /awsˈpi.sjo/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sjo]

  • Hyphenation: aus‧pí‧ci‧o

Noun[edit]

auspício m (plural auspícios)

  1. omen, foreknowledge (either good or bad)
    Synonyms: presságio, pressentimento
  2. (in the plural) expression of support (financial or otherwise) or protection
  3. (obsolete) prophecy based on how birds behaved

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “auspício” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “auspício” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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