noun · neutersecond declension
cōnfugium
cōnfugium n (genitive cōnfugiī or cōnfugī)
Meaning
- refuge, sanctuary, shelter
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōnfugium | cōnfugia |
| genitive | cōnfugiī cōnfugī | cōnfugiōrum |
| dative | cōnfugiō | cōnfugiīs |
| accusative | cōnfugium | cōnfugia |
| ablative | cōnfugiō | cōnfugiīs |
| vocative | cōnfugium | cōnfugia |
confŭgĭum, ii, n. confugio,
I. a place of refuge, a refuge, shelter (poet. and rare), Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 6; 5, 6, 2; Stat. Th. 12, 504.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnfugium ī, n
com-+2 FVG-, a place of refuge, refuge, shelter, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin cōnfugium From cōnfugiō (“to flee, take refuge”) + -ium.