fugax

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

1. swift
2. flying swiftly
3. avoiding, transitory

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
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