verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, no passive
trānsfugiō
trānsfugiō (present infinitive trānsfugere, perfect active trānsfūgī, supine trānsfugitum)
Classical[trãːfˈfʊ.ɡi.oː]Ecclesiastical[transˈfuː.d͡ʒi.o]
Meaning
- to flee to the enemy; to desert
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ad hostēs trānseōtrānsfugiō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 11
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | trānsfugiō | trānsfugiēbam | trānsfugiam | trānsfūgī | trānsfūgeram | trānsfūgerō |
| 2nd sg. | trānsfugis | trānsfugiēbās | trānsfugiēs | trānsfūgistī | trānsfūgerās | trānsfūgeris |
| 3rd sg. | trānsfugit | trānsfugiēbat | trānsfugiet | trānsfūgit | trānsfūgerat | trānsfūgerit |
| 1st pl. | trānsfugimus | trānsfugiēbāmus | trānsfugiēmus | trānsfūgimus | trānsfūgerāmus | trānsfūgerimus |
| 2nd pl. | trānsfugitis | trānsfugiēbātis | trānsfugiētis | trānsfūgistis | trānsfūgerātis | trānsfūgeritis |
| 3rd pl. | trānsfugiunt | trānsfugiēbant | trānsfugient | trānsfūgērunt trānsfūgēre | trānsfūgerant | trānsfūgerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | trānsfugiam | trānsfugerem | trānsfūgerim | trānsfūgissem |
| 2nd sg. | trānsfugiās | trānsfugerēs | trānsfūgerīs | trānsfūgissēs |
| 3rd sg. | trānsfugiat | trānsfugeret | trānsfūgerit | trānsfūgisset |
| 1st pl. | trānsfugiāmus | trānsfugerēmus | trānsfūgerīmus | trānsfūgissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | trānsfugiātis | trānsfugerētis | trānsfūgerītis | trānsfūgissētis |
| 3rd pl. | trānsfugiant | trānsfugerent | trānsfūgerint | trānsfūgissent |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | trānsfugiar | trānsfugerer |
| 2nd sg. | trānsfugiāris | trānsfugerēris |
| 3rd sg. | trānsfugiātur | trānsfugerētur |
| 1st pl. | trānsfugiāmur | trānsfugerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | trānsfugiāminī | — |
| 3rd pl. | trānsfugiantur | trānsfugerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | trānsfuge | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | trānsfugite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | trānsfugitō | trānsfugitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | trānsfugitō | trānsfugitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | trānsfugitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | trānsfugiuntō | trānsfugiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | trānsfugere | — |
| perfect infinitive | trānsfūgisse | — |
| future infinitive | trānsfugitūrum esse | — |
| present participle | trānsfugiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | trānsfugita trānsfugitā, trānsfugitae, trānsfugitam, trānsfugitārum, trānsfugitās, trānsfugitī, trānsfugitōrum, trānsfugitōs, trānsfugitus |
| future participle | trānsfugitūrus trānsfugitūra, trānsfugitūrā, trānsfugitūrae, trānsfugitūram, trānsfugitūrārum, trānsfugitūrās, trānsfugitūre, trānsfugitūrī, trānsfugitūrīs, trānsfugitūrō, trānsfugitūrōrum, trānsfugitūrōs, trānsfugitūrum | — |
gerundtrānsfugiendī, trānsfugiendō, trānsfugiendumsupinetrānsfugitum, trānsfugitū
trans-fŭgĭo, fūgi, 3, v. a.,
I. to flee over to the other side, go over to the enemy, desert (very rare; syn. transeo).
I. Lit.:
multi proximā nocte funibus per murum demissi ad Romanos transfugerunt, Liv. 34, 25, 12: cf. Suet. Ner. 3; Nep. Dat. 6, 3; id. Ages. 6, 2; Auct. B. Hisp. 7, 4; 11, 3; Tac. A. 3, 13; 4, 16.—In a comical transf.: Ep. Ubi arma sunt Stratippocli? Th. Pol illa ad hostes transfugerunt, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 28. — II. Trop.:
non ab afflictā amicitiā transfugere atque ad florentem aliam devolare, Cic. Quint. 30, 93: illius oculi atque aures atque opinio Transfugere ad nos, Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 107.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
trāns-fugiō fūgī, —, ere,
to flee to the other side, go over to the enemy, desert: Romam, L.: ad hostes, N.—Fig.: non ab adflictā amicitiā transfugere atque ad florentem aliam devolare.
Origins
From trāns- (“across, to the other side”) + fugiō (“flee”).