different between forewarning vs auspice

English

Etymology 1

From forewarn +? -ing.

Verb

forewarning

1. present participle of forewarn

Etymology 2

From Middle English forwarning, equivalent to forewarn +? -ing. Cognate with German Vorwarnung (“forewarning”), Swedish förvarning (“forewarning”).

Noun

forewarning (plural forewarnings)

1. An advance warning; an omen.

Synonyms

• premonition

English

Etymology

From Middle French auspice, from Latin auspicium, in turn from auspex.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôs?p?s, IPA^(key): /???sp?s/
• (US) enPR: ôs?p?s, IPA^(key): /??sp?s/
• (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) enPR: äs?p?s, IPA^(key): /??sp?s/

Noun

auspice (plural auspices)

1. (chiefly in the plural) Patronage or protection.

   This building was built under the auspices of the Friends of the Poor.

2. An omen or a sign.

   The circle of vultures was not a good auspice.

3. (obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.

Hypernyms

• (patronage or protection): support
• (divination from the actions of birds): augury, fortunetelling, divination

Related terms

• auspiced
• auspicing
• auspicious

Translations

Verb

auspice (third-person singular simple present auspices, present participle auspicing, simple past and past participle auspiced)

1. to be patron of; to sponsor

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auspicium.

Noun

auspice m (plural auspices)

1. (chiefly in the plural) omen; auspices

Derived terms

• auspicieux

References

• “auspice” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From Latin auspex.

Noun

auspice m (plural auspici)

1. auspex
2. patron, sponsor, promoter

Related terms

• auspicio
• auspicare

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

auspice

1. ablative singular of auspex