Harbinger

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 References

English

Etymology

Originally, a person that is sent in advance to provide lodgings, from herberge (army encampment). Confer German Herberge.

Pronunciation

Noun and verb:

• IPA: /ˈhɑːbɪnʒə/, /ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/

Noun

Singular harbinger

Plural harbingers

1. a person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something

Synonyms

omen; premonition; sign; signal

Translations

Finnish: airut German: Vorbote m

Italian: (person) messaggero m., araldo m., (thing) presagio m. <ref>Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese. Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). ISBN 8839551107. Online version at [1]</ref>

Verb

Infinitive 'to harbinger'

Third person singular [[harbingers]]

Simple past [[harbingered]]

Past participle [[harbingered]]

Present participle [[harbingering]]

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To announce; to be a harbinger of.

Translations

German: ankündigen

Italian: annunciare, presagire

References

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