refugus

refugus

Latin

Etymology

    From refugiō + -us.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    refugus (feminine refuga, neuter refugum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. fleeing back or away
    2. receding, vanishing

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative refugus refuga refugum refugī refugae refuga
    genitive refugī refugae refugī refugōrum refugārum refugōrum
    dative refugō refugae refugō refugīs
    accusative refugum refugam refugum refugōs refugās refuga
    ablative refugō refugā refugō refugīs
    vocative refuge refuga refugum refugī refugae refuga

    Noun

    refugus m (genitive refugī); second declension

    1. refugee, fugitive

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    References

    • refugus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • refugus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • refugus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.