LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

subterfugium

subterfugium n (genitive subterfugiī or subterfugī)
Classical[sʊp.tɛrˈfʊ.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[sub.terˈfuː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinneutersubterfuge

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubterfugiumsubterfugia
genitivesubterfugiī
subterfugī		subterfugiōrum
dativesubterfugiōsubterfugiīs
accusativesubterfugiumsubterfugia
ablativesubterfugiōsubterfugiīs
vocativesubterfugiumsubterfugia

subterfŭgĭum, i, n. subterfugio,
I. a subterfuge: Nestorianorum, Facund. Defens. 1, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin subterfugium From subterfugiō + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalansubterfugi
  • Italiansotterfugio
  • Frenchsubterfugefrom Middle French subterfuge
  • Englishsubterfugefrom Middle French subterfuge
  • Occitansubterfugi
  • Portuguesesubterfúgio
  • Spanishsubterfugio
  • Idosubterfujo

In English words that came into English from subterfugium

  • subterfugesubterfugium

Quick answers

What does subterfugium mean in Latin?
subterfugium, a noun, means “subterfuge”.
What is the genitive of subterfugium?
The genitive singular is subterfugiī. subterfugium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce subterfugium?
In classical Latin, [sʊp.tɛrˈfʊ.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sub.terˈfuː.d͡ʒi.um].