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praepes.

bird; bird of omen;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈprae̯.pɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈprɛː.pes]

  1. swift (of flight), rapid

    declension-3 · one-termination

  2. winged

    declension-3 · one-termination

  3. prosperous, fortunate, lucky

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

From prae- (“in front of; highly”) + pet- (“make for, move towards”) + -s (suffix marking the nominative singular of third-declension nouns and adjectives). The third sense is related to the noun.

noun[ˈprae̯.pɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈprɛː.pes]

  1. a bird

    declension-3 · feminine

  2. a prophetic bird from whose flight omens were predicted

    declension-3 · especially · feminine
Where this word comes from

From prae- (“in front of; highly”) + pet- (“make for, move towards”) + -s (suffix marking the nominative singular of third-declension nouns and adjectives). The third sense is related to the noun.

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