Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

soothsay en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsuθˌseɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Formed as a back-formation from soothsayer or soothsaying, equivalent to sooth + say. Compare Old English sōþseċġan (“to say truly, declare”).

Meanings

  1. Soothsaying; prediction; prognostication; prophecy.
  2. A portent; an omen.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
soothsays Number=Plur lexicographic

soothsay en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsuθˌseɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Formed as a back-formation from soothsayer or soothsaying, equivalent to sooth + say. Compare Old English sōþseċġan (“to say truly, declare”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To foretell the future; make predictions.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
soothsaid Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
soothsaid Tense=Past lexicographic
soothsaying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
soothsays Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

soothsaw