averany

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan averany.

Pronunciation

Noun

averany m (plural averanys)

  1. omen
    Synonym: auguri

Further reading

Old Catalan

Alternative forms

  • avarany

Etymology

Seemingly auyr + -any, from Latin augurium and -āneus respectively. Possibly influenced in its form by the verb averar (modern adverar "affirm, demonstrate").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aveˈɾaɲ/

Noun

averany m

  1. omen

Descendants

  • Catalan: averany

References

  • “averany” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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