LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

febrifugia

febrifugia f (genitive febrifugiae)
Classical[fɛ.brɪˈfʊ.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[fe.briˈfuː.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininefeverfew

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefebrifugiafebrifugiae
genitivefebrifugiaefebrifugiārum
dativefebrifugiaefebrifugiīs
accusativefebrifugiamfebrifugiās
ablativefebrifugiāfebrifugiīs
vocativefebrifugiafebrifugiae

febrĭfŭgĭa, ae, f. febris + fugo,
I. a plant, called also centaurea, the centaury, App. Herb. 35.

Origins

From febris (“fever”) + fugō (“to chase, drive”) + -ia (ending of several plant names from Greek). Or possibly via ellipsis of herba febrifugia f (“plant/herb that drives away fever”), with the adjective-deriving suffix -ius, -ia, -ium. Compare febrifugus.

Descendants
  • Englishfeverfewfrom Old English feferfuge

In English words that came into English from febrifugia

  • feverfewfebrifugia

Quick answers

What does febrifugia mean in Latin?
febrifugia, a noun, means “feverfew”.
What is the genitive of febrifugia?
The genitive singular is febrifugiae. febrifugia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce febrifugia?
In classical Latin, [fɛ.brɪˈfʊ.ɡi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fe.briˈfuː.d͡ʒi.a].