vates

Meaning

  1. (declension-3) seer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess
  2. (declension-3) poet, poetess, bard
  3. (declension-3) oracle

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈwaː.teːs]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wātis, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂t-i-s (“seer”), from *weh₂t- (“to be excited”).

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