addivino

Latin

Etymology

From ad- +‎ dīvīnō

Pronunciation

Verb

addīvīnō (present infinitive addīvīnāre, perfect active addīvīnāvī, supine addīvīnātum); first conjugation

  1. (hapax legomenon) to divine, forsee, foretell, prognosticate
    • 23 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Nautralis Historia 35.88:
      quendam ex facie hominum addivinantem, quos metoposcopos vocant
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

The term is found only in some manuscripts recording the Naturalis Historia of the Roman author Pliny the Elder.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Old Spanish: adevinar
  • Asturian: aldovinar

References