agurium
Latin
Etymology
From Classical Latin augurium via dissimilation of /au̯/ to /a/ before a stressed syllable with /ŭ/, for which cf. agustus < augustus.
Noun
agurium n (genitive aguriī or agurī); second declension
Related terms
Descendants
Some of the descendants suppose forms like *agūrium or *agūrum.
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “augŭrium”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 886
Further reading
- “ahuyr” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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