ornithoscopyn.

Brit.

/ˌɔːnᵻˈθɒskəpi/, U.S.

/ˌɔrnəˈθɑskəpi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀρνιθοσκοπία.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὀρνιθοσκοπία divination from birds < ancient Greek ὀρνιθοσκόπος observing (and divining by) birds, auguring ( < ὀρνιθο- ornitho- comb. form + -σκόπος : see -scope comb. form) + -ία -y suffix³; compare -scopy comb. form. Compare French ornithoscopie (1812). Compare earlier orneoscopics n., orniscopics n., ornithomancy n., and later orniscopy n.

Observation of birds for the purpose of divination; augury.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by birds, augury > [noun]

augurya1413

augurationc1450

ornomancyc1500

auspice1533

auspicy1603

alectromancy1652

ornithomancy1652

alectryomancy1658

bird-divination1670

orneoscopics1727

orniscopics1775

ornithoscopy1840

orniscopy1890

1840 T. De Quincey Mod. Superstition in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 566/1 Speaking of ornithoscopy in relation to Jews.

1897 A. Drucker tr. R. von Ihering Evol. Aryans 374 The original meaning, therefore, of Ornithoscopy cannot possibly have been the mere watching of birds.

1991 J. D. Mikalson Honor Thy Gods 94 Ornithoscopy, the observation of the flight of birds.

Derivatives

ornithoscopist n. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Ornithoscopist, one who observes birds and their actions, especially in order to foretell events.

1975 N. Austin Archery at Dark of Moon 206 Ornithoscopists, those among us who are omen-watchers both to our sorrow and to our joy, will not be able to suppress their corresponding mirth at this point.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ornithoscopy
释义	ornithoscopyn. Brit. /ˌɔːnᵻˈθɒskəpi/, U.S. /ˌɔrnəˈθɑskəpi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀρνιθοσκοπία. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὀρνιθοσκοπία divination from birds < ancient Greek ὀρνιθοσκόπος observing (and divining by) birds, auguring ( < ὀρνιθο- ornitho- comb. form + -σκόπος : see -scope comb. form) + -ία -y suffix³; compare -scopy comb. form. Compare French ornithoscopie (1812). Compare earlier orneoscopics n., orniscopics n., ornithomancy n., and later orniscopy n. Observation of birds for the purpose of divination; augury. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by birds, augury > [noun] augurya1413 augurationc1450 ornomancyc1500 auspice1533 auspicy1603 alectromancy1652 ornithomancy1652 alectryomancy1658 bird-divination1670 orneoscopics1727 orniscopics1775 ornithoscopy1840 orniscopy1890 1840 T. De Quincey Mod. Superstition in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 566/1 Speaking of ornithoscopy in relation to Jews. 1897 A. Drucker tr. R. von Ihering Evol. Aryans 374 The original meaning, therefore, of Ornithoscopy cannot possibly have been the mere watching of birds. 1991 J. D. Mikalson Honor Thy Gods 94 Ornithoscopy, the observation of the flight of birds. Derivatives ornithoscopist n. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Ornithoscopist, one who observes birds and their actions, especially in order to foretell events. 1975 N. Austin Archery at Dark of Moon 206 Ornithoscopists, those among us who are omen-watchers both to our sorrow and to our joy, will not be able to suppress their corresponding mirth at this point. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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