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

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	fugāx	fugāx		fugācēs	fugācia
Genitive	fugācis	fugācis		fugācium	fugācium
Dative	fugācī	fugācī		fugācibus	fugācibus
Accusative	fugācem	fugāx		fugācēs	fugācia
Ablative	fugācī	fugācī		fugācibus	fugācibus
Vocative	fugāx	fugāx		fugācēs	fugācia

Descendants

English: fugacious
French: fugace
Italian: fugace

Portuguese: fugaz
Romanian: fugaci
Spanish: fugaz

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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