LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lūcifugus

lūcifugus (feminine lūcifuga, neuter lūcifugum)
Classical[ɫuːˈkɪ.fʊ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[luˈt͡ʃiː.fu.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivethat shuns daylight
  2. adjectivenocturnal
  3. adjectivereclusive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelūcifuguslūcifugalūcifugum
genitivelūcifugīlūcifugaelūcifugī
dativelūcifugōlūcifugaelūcifugō
accusativelūcifugumlūcifugamlūcifugum
ablativelūcifugōlūcifugālūcifugō
vocativelūcifugelūcifugalūcifugum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelūcifugīlūcifugaelūcifuga
genitivelūcifugōrumlūcifugārumlūcifugōrum
dativelūcifugīslūcifugīslūcifugīs
accusativelūcifugōslūcifugāslūcifuga
ablativelūcifugīslūcifugīslūcifugīs
vocativelūcifugīlūcifugaelūcifuga

lūcĭfŭgus, a, um, adj. lux-fugio,
I. light-shunning.
I. Lit.: blattae, Verg. G. 4, 243; Isid. 12, 8, 7.—
II. Trop.: lucifugus, nebulo, Lucil. ap. Non. 19, 1: homines, Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 61: natio, Min. Fel. 8, 4.

Origins

From lūx (“light”, oblique stem lūc-) + fugiō (“to shun”) + -us (adjectival suffix).

In English words that came into English from lūcifugus

  • lucifugouslūcifugus

Quick answers

What does lūcifugus mean in Latin?
lūcifugus, a adjective, means “that shuns daylight; nocturnal; reclusive”.
How do you pronounce lūcifugus?
In classical Latin, [ɫuːˈkɪ.fʊ.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [luˈt͡ʃiː.fu.ɡus].