haruspicina

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of ars haruspicīna (art of the haruspex) or disciplīna haruspicīna (discipline of the haruspex).

Noun

haruspicīna f (genitive haruspicīnae); first declension

  1. the art of divination, the art of the haruspex
Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative haruspicīna haruspicīnae
genitive haruspicīnae haruspicīnārum
dative haruspicīnae haruspicīnīs
accusative haruspicīnam haruspicīnās
ablative haruspicīnā haruspicīnīs
vocative haruspicīna haruspicīnae
Descendants
  • Italian: aruspicina (learned)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

haruspicīna

  1. inflection of haruspicīnus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

haruspicīnā

  1. ablative feminine singular of haruspicīnus

References

  • haruspicina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • haruspicina”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers