LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

effugium

effugium n (genitive effugiī or effugī)
Classical[ɛfˈfʊ.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[efˈfuː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuteran escape, flight
  2. neutera means or way of escape

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeeffugiumeffugia
genitiveeffugiī
effugī		effugiōrum
dativeeffugiōeffugiīs
accusativeeffugiumeffugia
ablativeeffugiōeffugiīs
vocativeeffugiumeffugia

effŭgĭum, ii, n. effugio,
I. a flecing away, flight (rarely, but class.; cf.: perfugium, refugium, asylum): effugiumque fugae prolatet copia semper, Lucr. 1, 983: effugium praecludere eunti, id. 3, 523; cf. id. 1, 974: dare effugium alicui, Liv. 23, 1, 8; Tac. H. 1, 43: patēre in publicum, Liv. 24, 26: nullam ne ad effugium quidem navem habentibus, id. 21, 43 et saep.: mortis, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64 fin.—In the piur.: ob nostra effugia, Verg. A. 2, 140; Tac. A. 12, 56; 15, 63.—
II. Concr., a means or way of escape: alias (bestias) habere effugia pennarum, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121; cf. Tac. A. 2, 47; 3, 42; 12, 31; 16, 15; Vulg. 2 Reg. 15, 14.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin effugium From effugiō (“to escape, flee from, avoid, shun”) + -ium.

Quick answers

What does effugium mean in Latin?
effugium, a noun, means “an escape, flight; a means or way of escape”.
What is the genitive of effugium?
The genitive singular is effugiī. effugium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce effugium?
In classical Latin, [ɛfˈfʊ.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [efˈfuː.d͡ʒi.um].