perfugio

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /perˈfu.ɡi.oː/, [pɛrˈfʊɡioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈfu.d͡ʒi.o/, [perˈfuːd͡ʒio]

Etymology 1

From per- +‎ fugiō.

Verb

perfugiō (present infinitive perfugere, perfect active perfūgī); third conjugation iō-variant, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

1. to flee or desert

   Synonyms: prōfugiō, fugiō, ēvādō, cōnfugiō, refugiō, aufugiō, effugiō, diffugiō, āvolō, ēripiō, ēlābor, lābor

   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.27:

     Eo postquam Caesar pervenit, obsides, arma, servos qui ad eos perfugissent, poposcit.

     When Caesar arrived at that place, he demanded hostages, their arms, and the slaves who had deserted to them.

2. to take refuge

   Synonyms: cōnfugiō, concurrō, dēlitēscō

Conjugation

Conjugation of perfugiō (third conjugation iō-variant, no supine stem, impersonal in passive)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perfugiō	perfugis	perfugit	perfugimus	perfugitis	perfugiunt
	imperfect	perfugiēbam	perfugiēbās	perfugiēbat	perfugiēbāmus	perfugiēbātis	perfugiēbant
	future	perfugiam	perfugiēs	perfugiet	perfugiēmus	perfugiētis	perfugient
	perfect	perfūgī	perfūgistī	perfūgit	perfūgimus	perfūgistis	perfūgērunt, perfūgēre
	pluperfect	perfūgeram	perfūgerās	perfūgerat	perfūgerāmus	perfūgerātis	perfūgerant
	future perfect	perfūgerō	perfūgeris	perfūgerit	perfūgerimus	perfūgeritis	perfūgerint
passive	present	—	—	perfugitur	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	perfugiēbātur	—	—	—
	future	—	—	perfugiētur	—	—	—
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perfugiam	perfugiās	perfugiat	perfugiāmus	perfugiātis	perfugiant
	imperfect	perfugerem	perfugerēs	perfugeret	perfugerēmus	perfugerētis	perfugerent
	perfect	perfūgerim	perfūgerīs	perfūgerit	perfūgerīmus	perfūgerītis	perfūgerint
	pluperfect	perfūgissem	perfūgissēs	perfūgisset	perfūgissēmus	perfūgissētis	perfūgissent
passive	present	—	—	perfugiātur	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	perfugerētur	—	—	—
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	perfuge	—	—	perfugite	—
	future	—	perfugitō	perfugitō	—	perfugitōte	perfugiuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		perfugere	perfūgisse	—	perfugī	—	—
participles		perfugiēns	—	—	—	—	perfugiendum, perfugiundum
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		perfugiendī	perfugiendō	perfugiendum	perfugiendō	—	—

Derived terms

• perfugium
• perfuga

Etymology 2

Noun

perfugiō n

1. dative/ablative singular of perfugium (“refuge, shelter”)

References

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