LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, impersonal in the passive

cōnfugiō

cōnfugiō (present infinitive cōnfugere, perfect active cōnfūgī, supine cōnfugitum)
Classical[kõːˈfʊ.ɡi.oː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈfuː.d͡ʒi.o]

Meaning

  1. impersonalto flee
  2. impersonalto take refuge
    ad aliquem confugereto take refuge at someone’s place
  3. impersonalto have recourse to
  4. impersonalto appeal to

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnfugiōcōnfugiēbamcōnfugiamcōnfūgīcōnfūgeramcōnfūgerō
2nd sg.cōnfugiscōnfugiēbāscōnfugiēscōnfūgistīcōnfūgerāscōnfūgeris
3rd sg.cōnfugitcōnfugiēbatcōnfugietcōnfūgitcōnfūgeratcōnfūgerit
1st pl.cōnfugimuscōnfugiēbāmuscōnfugiēmuscōnfūgimuscōnfūgerāmuscōnfūgerimus
2nd pl.cōnfugitiscōnfugiēbātiscōnfugiētiscōnfūgistiscōnfūgerātiscōnfūgeritis
3rd pl.cōnfugiuntcōnfugiēbantcōnfugientcōnfūgērunt
cōnfūgēre
cōnfūgerantcōnfūgerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnfugiamcōnfugeremcōnfūgerimcōnfūgissem
2nd sg.cōnfugiāscōnfugerēscōnfūgerīscōnfūgissēs
3rd sg.cōnfugiatcōnfugeretcōnfūgeritcōnfūgisset
1st pl.cōnfugiāmuscōnfugerēmuscōnfūgerīmuscōnfūgissēmus
2nd pl.cōnfugiātiscōnfugerētiscōnfūgerītiscōnfūgissētis
3rd pl.cōnfugiantcōnfugerentcōnfūgerintcōnfūgissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.———
2nd sg.———
3rd sg.cōnfugiturcōnfugiēbāturcōnfugiētur
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.———
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.——
2nd sg.——
3rd sg.cōnfugiāturcōnfugerētur
1st pl.——
2nd pl.——
3rd pl.——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnfuge—
pres. 2nd pl.cōnfugite—
fut. 2nd sg.cōnfugitō—
fut. 3rd sg.cōnfugitōcōnfugitor
fut. 2nd pl.cōnfugitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnfugiuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnfugerecōnfugī
perfect infinitivecōnfūgissecōnfugitum esse
future infinitivecōnfugitūrum essecōnfugitum īrī
present participlecōnfugiēns—
perfect participle—cōnfugitum
cōnfugita, cōnfugitā, cōnfugitae, cōnfugitam, cōnfugitārum, cōnfugitās, cōnfugitī, cōnfugitōrum, cōnfugitōs, cōnfugitus
future participlecōnfugitūrus
cōnfugitūra, cōnfugitūrā, cōnfugitūrae, cōnfugitūram, cōnfugitūrārum, cōnfugitūrās, cōnfugitūre, cōnfugitūrī, cōnfugitūrīs, cōnfugitūrō, cōnfugitūrōrum, cōnfugitūrōs, cōnfugitūrum
cōnfugiendum
cōnfugiundum
gerundcōnfugiendī, cōnfugiendō, cōnfugiendumsupinecōnfugitum, cōnfugitū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

in portum philosophiae confugere
to take refuge in philosophy.
confugere ad aliquem, ad fidem alicuius
to flee for refuge to some one.
confugere ad aliquem or ad opem, ad fidem alicuius
to fly to some one for refuge.

con-fŭgĭo, fūgi, 3,
I. v. n., to flee to for refuge or succor, take refuge in or with (class. in prose and poetry).
I. Prop.: ad me nocte primā domum, Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 25; cf.: ad aliquem, Cic. Off. 2, 12, 41; id. Tusc. 5, 2, 5; Verg. A. 1, 666; Nep. Them. 8, 3; id. Iphicr. 3, 2: huc, Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 24: in naves, Caes. B. C. 3, 9: in arcem, Curt. 3, 1, 6; 9, 8, 12: in aram, Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85; cf.: ad aram, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 44: Peliae ad limina supplex, id. M. 7, 299: ad ipsos deos, id. ib. 8, 688: ad fana deorum, Gai Inst. 1, 53; Dig. 1, 6, 2: ad vestras manus. ad vestra arma, Curt. 6, 9, 24: Phylen, Nep. Thras. 2, 1: Perusiam, Suet. Aug. 14.—
II. Trop., to take refuge in, have recourse to (esp. freq. in Cic.): ad opem judicum, Cic. Font. 11, 23; cf.: ad florentes Etruscorum opes, Liv. 1, 2, 3: ad meam fidem, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 4, 11: ad clementiam tuam, id. Lig. 10, 30: ad preces, Quint. 6, 1, 4; 11, 3, 63; Plin. Ep. 8, 19, 1: ad artes patrias, Ov. F. 1, 572 al.: cujus (philosophiae) in sinum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 2, 5: in tuam fidem, veritatem, misericordiam, id. Quint. 2, 10: quasi ad aram in exsilium, id. Caecin. 34, 100: neque tu scilicet Eo nunc confugies: Quid mea, etc.? to take refuge, i. e. excuse yourself with, Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 45; cf.: an illuc confugies, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 83, § 191: Epicurus confugit illuc, ut neget, etc., id. Fin. 2, 9, 28: habebam quo confugerem, ubi conquiescerem, id. Fam. 4, 6, 2: confugiet ad imprudentiam, stultitiam, adulescentiam, Auct. Her. 2, 3, 5.—Impers.: confugitur aliquo, Lact. Inst. Div. 1, 2, 9; id. Mort. Persec. 33, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnfugiō

Latin fugiō Latin cōnfugiō From con- + fugiō.

Quick answers

What does cōnfugiō mean in Latin?
cōnfugiō, a verb, means “to flee; to take refuge; to have recourse to”.
What are the principal parts of cōnfugiō?
cōnfugiō, cōnfugere, cōnfūgī (third (-iō variant) conjugation, impersonal in the passive).
How do you pronounce cōnfugiō?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈfʊ.ɡi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱˈfuː.d͡ʒi.o].
Where does cōnfugiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnfugiō.