portent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum[1], participle of portendere, from portendō (“I predict, I foretell”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːtɛnt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹtɛnt/
(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpo(ː)ɹtɛnt/
(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpoətɛnt/

Noun

portent (plural portents)

Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
A portending; significance
a howl of dire portent
Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:omen

Related terms

Translations

omen

Dutch: voorteken (nl) n, voorspook (nl) n
German: Omen (de) n

Irish: mana (ga) m
Maori: inati (usually of misfortune), tiramaka

References

“portent” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Anagrams

torpent

French

Verb

portent

third-person plural present indicative of porter
third-person plural present subjunctive of porter

Latin

Verb

portent

third-person plural present active subjunctive of portō

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