diviner

English

Alternative forms

devynour, divinour (obsolete, rare); divinor (obsolete)

Etymology

divine +‎ -er

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪˈvaɪnə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -aɪnə(r)

Noun

diviner (plural diviners)

One who foretells the future.
One who divines or conjectures.
One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.

Synonyms

(one who foretells the future): foreteller, fortune-teller, prophet, seer, soothsayer
(one who searches for underground water): water diviner, dowser

Derived terms

Related terms

see divine

Translations

one who foretells the future

German: Hellseher (de) m, Hellseherin (de) f, Wahrsager (de) m, Wahrsagerin (de) f
Greek:
Ancient Greek: μάντις m (mántis)

one who searches for underground water

Dutch: waterwichelaar m, wichelaar (nl) m
Faroese: vatnvísari m

German: Rutengänger (de) m, Rutengängerin (de) f, Wünschelrutengänger (de) m, Wünschelrutengängerin (de) f

Adjective

diviner

comparative form of divine: more divine

Anagrams

Vidrine, drive in, drive-in

Latin

Verb

dīvīner

first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dīvīnō

Middle French

Etymology

Latin dīvīnō.

Verb

diviner

to divine

Conjugation

Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of diviner

		simple			compound
infinitive		diviner			avoir diviné
gerund		en divinant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		divinant
past participle		diviné
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	divine	divines	divine	divinons	divinez	divinent
	imperfect	divinois, divinoys	divinois, divinoys	divinoit, divinoyt	divinions, divinyons	diviniez, divinyez	divinoient, divinoyent
	past historic	divina	divinas	divina	divinasmes	divinastes	divinerent
	future	divinerai, divineray	divineras	divinera	divinerons	divinerez	divineront
	conditional	divinerois, divineroys	divinerois, divineroys	divineroit, divineroyt	divinerions, divineryons	divineriez, divineryez	divineroient, divineroyent
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	divine	divines	divine	divinons	divinez	divinent
simple tenses	imperfect	divinasse	divinasses	divinast	divinassions	divinassiez	divinassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
imperative		—	divine	—	divinons	divinez	—

Related terms

divination

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