English Explanatory Dictionary

vates

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A poet or bard who is divinely inspired.

Pronunciation

/ˈveɪtiz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vates.wav

Word forms

vates

Etymology

From Latin vātēs, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (“excited, possessed”); cognate with Proto-Celtic *wātis (“seer”) (Gaulish ουατεις, Old Irish fáith, Welsh gwawd) and Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“mad”) (Old English wōd (“mad, frenzied”), Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐌳𐍃 (wōds, “possessed, mad”), Old High German wuot (“mad, madness”). More at wood (“crazy, mad, insane”) and wode.

Derived words

sacer vates
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