aquifuga
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From aqua (“water”) + fugiō (“to avoid”), a calque of Ancient Greek φεύγυδρος (pheúgudros), which is otherwise unattested.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkʷi.fu.ɡa/, [äˈkʷɪfʊɡä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈkwi.fu.ɡa/, [äˈkwiːfuɡä]
Noun edit
aquifuga m or f (genitive aquifugae); first declension
- (Late Latin) a hydrophobe
- Synonyms: pheugydrus, hydrophobus, hydrophobicus
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aquifuga | aquifugae |
Genitive | aquifugae | aquifugārum |
Dative | aquifugae | aquifugīs |
Accusative | aquifugam | aquifugās |
Ablative | aquifugā | aquifugīs |
Vocative | aquifuga | aquifugae |
References edit
- “aquifuga” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present
- aquifuga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.