LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

erifuga

erifuga m or f (genitive erifugae)

Meaning

  1. femininemasculinea runaway slave

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeerifugaerifugae
genitiveerifugaeerifugārum
dativeerifugaeerifugīs
accusativeerifugamerifugās
ablativeerifugāerifugīs
vocativeerifugaerifugae

ĕrĭ-fŭga (less correctly, heri-), ae, m. (erus-fugio),
I. a runaway, a slave who absconds from his master: erifugae Famuli, Cat. 63, 51.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁esh₂ós
  2. Proto-Italic*ezos
  3. Latinerifuga

Latin fugiō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin erifuga From erus + fugiō + -a.

Quick answers

What does erifuga mean in Latin?
erifuga, a noun, means “a runaway slave”.
What is the genitive of erifuga?
The genitive singular is erifugae. erifuga is masculine, first declension.
Where does erifuga come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ós → Proto-Italic *ezos → Latin erifuga.