fugax
Latin
Etymology
Derived from fugiō (“I flee, escape”) + -āx (“inclined to”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.ɡaːks/, [ˈfʊ.ɡaːks]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.ɡaks/, [ˈfuː.ɡaks]
Adjective
fugāx (genitive fugācis); third declension
- swift
- flying swiftly
- avoiding, transitory
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | fugāx | fugācēs | fugācia | ||
| genitive | fugācis | fugācium | |||
| dative | fugācī | fugācibus | |||
| accusative | fugācem | fugāx | fugācēs | fugācia | |
| ablative | fugācī | fugācibus | |||
| vocative | fugāx | fugācēs | fugācia | ||
Descendants
References
- fugax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fugax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fugax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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