prodigy

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English

Etymology

From Middle English prodige (“portent”), from Latin prōdigium (“omen, portent, prophetic sign”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: prŏd'ə-jē, IPA: /ˈprɒdɪdʒi/

Noun

prodigy (plural prodigies)

1. (archaic) Something from which omens are drawn.
2. An amazing or marvellous thing.
3. A wonderful example of something.
4. An extremely talented person, especially a child.

Synonyms

• (extremely talented person): wunderkind, boy wonder, child prodigy

Related terms

• prodigious

Translations

something from which omens are drawn

Catalan: prodigi (ca) m. Finnish: enne (fi), ennusmerkki (fi) French: présage (fr), augure (fr), auspices (fr)

Italian: presagio (it) Japanese: 前兆 (ja) (zenchō) Spanish: presagio (es), augurio (es), agüero (es), auspicio (es)

amazing or marvellous thing

Catalan: prodigi (ca) m. Danish: vidunder (da) Finnish: ihme (fi) French: prodige (fr), miracle (fr), merveille (fr)

Italian: prodigio (it) Japanese: 驚異 (ja) (kyōi) Spanish: maravilla  (es), prodigio (es), portento (es), cosa extraña (es), milagro (es)

wonderful example of something

Catalan: prodigi (ca) m.

Finnish: malliesimerkki (fi)

extremely talented person, especially a child

Catalan: prodigi (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 神童 (cmn) (shéntóng) (of a child), 聖童 (cmn), 圣童 (cmn) (shèngtóng), 資優兒童 (cmn), 资优儿童 (cmn) (zīyōu értóng) Finnish: ihmelapsi (fi) French: enfant prodige (fr) m. (of a child), génie (fr), phénomène (fr) German: Wunderkind n. (child)

Hungarian: csodagyerek (hu) Italian: prodigio (it), fenomeno (it) Japanese: 神童 (ja) (しんどう, shindō) (of a child) Norwegian: vidunderbarn (no) n. Russian: вундеркинд (ru) (vunderkínd) m. (of a child), гений (ru) (génij) m. Spanish: prodigio (es) m., fenómeno (es), genio (es), niño prodigio (es) Swedish: underbarn (sv) n.

See also

• precocious
• prodigal
• child prodigy
• prodigy house

External links

• prodigy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• prodigy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• prodigy at OneLook Dictionary Search