verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive
perfugiō
perfugiō (present infinitive perfugere, perfect active perfūgī)
Classical[pɛrˈfʊ.ɡi.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈfuː.d͡ʒi.o]
Meaning
- impersonalto flee or desert
Eo postquam Caesar pervenit, obsides, arma, servos qui ad eos perfugissent, poposcit.
When Caesar arrived at that place, he demanded hostages, their arms, and the slaves who had deserted to them.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.27 - impersonalto take refuge
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfugiō | perfugiēbam | perfugiam | perfūgī | perfūgeram | perfūgerō |
| 2nd sg. | perfugis | perfugiēbās | perfugiēs | perfūgistī | perfūgerās | perfūgeris |
| 3rd sg. | perfugit | perfugiēbat | perfugiet | perfūgit | perfūgerat | perfūgerit |
| 1st pl. | perfugimus | perfugiēbāmus | perfugiēmus | perfūgimus | perfūgerāmus | perfūgerimus |
| 2nd pl. | perfugitis | perfugiēbātis | perfugiētis | perfūgistis | perfūgerātis | perfūgeritis |
| 3rd pl. | perfugiunt | perfugiēbant | perfugient | perfūgērunt perfūgēre | perfūgerant | perfūgerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perfugiam | perfugerem | perfūgerim | perfūgissem |
| 2nd sg. | perfugiās | perfugerēs | perfūgerīs | perfūgissēs |
| 3rd sg. | perfugiat | perfugeret | perfūgerit | perfūgisset |
| 1st pl. | perfugiāmus | perfugerēmus | perfūgerīmus | perfūgissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perfugiātis | perfugerētis | perfūgerītis | perfūgissētis |
| 3rd pl. | perfugiant | perfugerent | perfūgerint | perfūgissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | perfugitur | perfugiēbātur | perfugiētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | perfugiātur | perfugerētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perfuge | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perfugite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perfugitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perfugitō | perfugitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perfugitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perfugiuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perfugere | perfugī |
| perfect infinitive | perfūgisse | — |
| present participle | perfugiēns | — |
| future participle | — | perfugiendum perfugiundum |
gerundperfugiendī, perfugiendō, perfugiendum
per-fŭgĭo, fūgi, 3, v. n.,
I. to flee to a place for refuge.
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (rare; ap. Cic. Pis. 36, 89, profugisti is the correct reading.; cf.
confugio): ad aliquem, Liv. 2, 9: Corinthum, Nep. Dion. 5, 1: Bactra, Curt. 6, 6, 22: ad tribunal, Tac. A. 1, 32: in Capitolium, id. ib. 3, 36.—B. In partic., to go over or desert to the enemy (class.):
nemo a Caesare ad Pompeium transierat, cum paene cotidie a Pompeio ad Caesarem perfugerent, Caes. B. C. 3, 61; Cic. Balb. 9, 24: servos, qui ad eos perfugissent (al. profugissent), poposcit, Caes. B. G. 1, 27, 3.—II. Trop., to take refuge in any thing (post-class.):
qui cum in culpā et in maleficio revicti sunt, perfugiunt ad fati necessitatem, Gell. 6, 2, 13: in fidem alicujus, Liv. 28, 7.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-fugiō fūgī, —, ere,
to flee for refuge: per tramites occulte in Galliam, S.: ad Porsinnam, L.: Corinthum, N.—To go over, desert: a Pompeio ad Caesarem, Cs.—Fig., to take refuge: in fidem Aetolorum, L.
Origins
From per- + fugiō.