aruspicina

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ru.spiˈt͡ʃi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: a‧ru‧spi‧cì‧na

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Classical Latin haruspicīna, an ellipsis of ars haruspicīna (art of the haruspex) or disciplīna haruspicīna (discipline of the haruspex).

Noun

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aruspicina f (plural aruspicine)

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  1. haruspicy (divination by entrails)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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aruspicina f sg

  1. feminine singular of aruspicino

References

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  • aruspicina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana