noun · femininefirst declension
sōlifuga
sōlifuga f (genitive sōlifugae)
Classical[soːˈlɪ.fʊ.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[soˈliː.fu.ɡa]
Meaning
- Late Latinsolifuge, camel spider
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sōlifuga | sōlifugae |
| genitive | sōlifugae | sōlifugārum |
| dative | sōlifugae | sōlifugīs |
| accusative | sōlifugam | sōlifugās |
| ablative | sōlifugā | sōlifugīs |
| vocative | sōlifuga | sōlifugae |
sŏlĭfūga, v. solipuga.
Origins
Folk-etymologically from sālpūga, by which etymology the word is to be analyzed as sōl (“sun”) + fugiō (“to flee”).
Descendants
- Catalansolífug
- Frenchsolifuge
- Englishsolifugefrom French solifuge
- Italiansolifugo
- Portuguesesolífugo
- Romaniansolifug
- Spanishsolífugo
- Italiansolipigo
- Italiansolpugo
- Italiansalpuga