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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/03/03 01:27 UTC 版)
By syncope from earlier *avi-spex (“who examines (the flight of) the birds”), equivalent to avis, avi- (“bird”) + speciō (“to watch; to observe”) + -s, with contraction of avi- to au-; compare auceps.
auspex m (genitive auspicis); third declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | auspex | auspicēs |
| genitive | auspicis | auspicum |
| dative | auspicī | auspicibus |
| accusative | auspicem | auspicēs |
| ablative | auspice | auspicibus |
| vocative | auspex | auspicēs |