"fugax" meaning in Latin

See fugax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈfʊ.ɡaːks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfuː.ɡaks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from fugiō (“I flee, escape”) + -āx (“inclined to”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|fugiō|āx|t1=I flee, escape|t2=inclined to}} fugiō (“I flee, escape”) + -āx (“inclined to”), {{root|la|ine-pro|*bʰewg-|id=flee}} Head templates: {{la-adj|fugāx|adv=fugāciter|comp=fugācior|sup=fugācissimus}} fugāx (genitive fugācis, comparative fugācior, superlative fugācissimus, adverb fugāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|fugāx}} Forms: fugāx [canonical], fugācis [genitive], fugācior [comparative], fugācissimus [superlative], fugāciter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], fugāx [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], fugācēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], fugācia [neuter, nominative, plural], fugācis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], fugācium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], fugācī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], fugācibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], fugācem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], fugāx [accusative, neuter, singular], fugācīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], fugācēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], fugācia [accusative, neuter, plural], fugācī [ablative, feminine, masculine, singular], fugāce [ablative, feminine, masculine, singular], fugācī [ablative, neuter, singular], fugācibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], fugāx [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], fugācēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], fugācia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. swift Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-fugax-la-adj-ozYDv3n3 Categories (other): Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 10 20 21 25 25
  2. flying swiftly Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-fugax-la-adj-wz9pDCN2 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ax, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 1 40 8 9 41 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 0 39 14 11 36 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 10 20 21 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 60 9 7 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 46 5 4 44
  3. fleeting, transitory Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-fugax-la-adj-68SfoCna Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -ax, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 0 39 14 11 36 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 10 20 21 25 25
  4. avoidant/avoiding, elusive Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-fugax-la-adj-NhvZDENC Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -ax, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 0 39 14 11 36 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 10 20 21 25 25
  5. coy Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-fugax-la-adj-dTNkjktB Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ax, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 1 40 8 9 41 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 0 39 14 11 36 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 10 20 21 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 46 5 4 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fugāx",
        "adv": "fugāciter",
        "comp": "fugācior",
        "sup": "fugācissimus"
      },
      "expansion": "fugāx (genitive fugācis, comparative fugācior, superlative fugācissimus, adverb fugāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fugāx"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "swift"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swift",
          "swift"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flying swiftly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flying",
          "flying"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[Time:] Nature gave us ownership of this one fleeting and slippery thing, from which anyone who wants is dispossessing us.",
          "ref": "c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 1.1.3",
          "text": "[Tempus:] in huius reī ūnīus fugācīs ac lūbricae possessiōnem nātūra nōs mīsit, ex quā expellit quīcumque vult.",
          "translation": "[Time:] Nature gave us ownership of this one fleeting and slippery thing, from which anyone who wants is dispossessing us.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fleeting, transitory"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fleeting",
          "fleeting"
        ],
        [
          "transitory",
          "transitory"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "avoidant/avoiding, elusive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "avoidant",
          "avoidant"
        ],
        [
          "avoiding",
          "avoiding"
        ],
        [
          "elusive",
          "elusive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "coy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coy",
          "coy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʊ.ɡaːks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfuː.ɡaks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fugax"
}

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