transfugio

Latin

Etymology

From trāns- (across, to the other side) +‎ fugiō (flee).

Pronunciation

Verb

trānsfugiō (present infinitive trānsfugere, perfect active trānsfūgī, supine trānsfugitum); third conjugation -variant, no passive

  1. to flee to the enemy; to desert
    Synonyms: dēscīscō, trānseō, trānsmittō, trānsgredior

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • transfugio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • transfugio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • transfugio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾansˈfuxjo/ [t̪ɾãnsˈfu.xjo]
  • Rhymes: -uxjo
  • Syllabification: trans‧fu‧gio

Noun

transfugio m (plural transfugios)

  1. synonym of transfuguismo