adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
febrifugus
febrifugus (feminine febrifuga, neuter febrifugum)
Classical[fɛˈbrɪ.fʊ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[feˈbriː.fu.ɡus]
Meaning
- New Latinadjectivefever-expelling, fever-reducing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | febrifugus | febrifuga | febrifugum |
| genitive | febrifugī | febrifugae | febrifugī |
| dative | febrifugō | febrifugae | febrifugō |
| accusative | febrifugum | febrifugam | febrifugum |
| ablative | febrifugō | febrifugā | febrifugō |
| vocative | febrifuge | febrifuga | febrifugum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | febrifugī | febrifugae | febrifuga |
| genitive | febrifugōrum | febrifugārum | febrifugōrum |
| dative | febrifugīs | febrifugīs | febrifugīs |
| accusative | febrifugōs | febrifugās | febrifuga |
| ablative | febrifugīs | febrifugīs | febrifugīs |
| vocative | febrifugī | febrifugae | febrifuga |
Origins
From febris (“fever”) + fugō (“to expel, put to flight, chase”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix). Compare febrifugia.
Descendants
- Frenchfébrifuge
- Englishfebrifugefrom French fébrifuge
- Spanishfebrífugo
- Portuguesefebrífugo
- Italianfebbrifugo
In English words that came into English from febrifugus
- febrifugefebrifugus