febrifugus

Latin

Etymology

From febris (“fever”) +‎ -i- (linking vowel) +‎ fugō (“to expel, put to flight”) +‎ -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /feˈbri.fu.ɡus/, [fɛˈbrɪfʊɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /feˈbri.fu.ɡus/, [feˈbriːfuɡus]

Adjective

febrifugus (feminine febrifuga, neuter febrifugum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin, pharmacology) fever-expelling, fever-reducing

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	febrifugus	febrifuga	febrifugum		febrifugī	febrifugae	febrifuga
Genitive	febrifugī	febrifugae	febrifugī		febrifugōrum	febrifugārum	febrifugōrum
Dative	febrifugō		febrifugō		febrifugīs
Accusative	febrifugum	febrifugam	febrifugum		febrifugōs	febrifugās	febrifuga
Ablative	febrifugō	febrifugā	febrifugō		febrifugīs
Vocative	febrifuge	febrifuga	febrifugum		febrifugī	febrifugae	febrifuga

Descendants

• French: fébrifuge
  • → English: febrifuge
• Spanish: febrífugo
• Portuguese: febrífugo
• Italian: febbrifugo