sortilego
See also: sortílego
Italian
Etymology
From Latin sortilegum (“soothsayer, fortuneteller”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sorˈti.le.ɡo/, [s̪or̺ˈt̪͡iːl̺eɡo]
- Stress: sortìlego
- Hyphenation: sor‧ti‧le‧go
Noun
sortilego m (plural sortileghi) (alternative plural sortilegi)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A soothsayer who practices divination.
- (by extension, obsolete) A person who predicts the future; soothsayer, fortuneteller
Synonyms
- chiaroveggente
- divinatore
- indovino
- vaticinatore
Related terms
- sortilegio
Latin
Noun
sortilegō
- dative singular of sortilegum
- ablative singular of sortilegum