Omen

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Omen

[ˈoːmən]

Rhymes with oːmən

Where it comes from

im 16. Jahrhundert vom lateinischen Substantiv ōmen, inis n. ^(→ la) „Vorzeichen“ entlehnt, weitere Herkunft unklar

noun Omen · Omina · Omens

ein Vorzeichen, Anzeichen, eine Vorahnung im Sinnbild Das ist ein gutes Omen.

In English

portent omen
omen something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circ
harbinger that which foretells the coming of something
augury an omen or prediction; a foreboding

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@misc{omen_2026,
  title = {Omen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/omen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}