lucifugus

English

Adjective

lucifugus

  1. Misspelling of lucifugous.

Latin

Etymology

From lūx, lūcis (“light”) +‎ -i- +‎ fugere (“to shun”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /luːˈki.fu.ɡus/, [ɫ̪uːˈkɪfʊɡʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luˈt͡ʃi.fu.ɡus/, [luˈt͡ʃiːfuɡus]

Adjective

lūcifugus (feminine lūcifuga, neuter lūcifugum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. that shuns daylight
  2. nocturnal
  3. reclusive

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lūcifugus lūcifuga lūcifugum lūcifugī lūcifugae lūcifuga
Genitive lūcifugī lūcifugae lūcifugī lūcifugōrum lūcifugārum lūcifugōrum
Dative lūcifugō lūcifugō lūcifugīs
Accusative lūcifugum lūcifugam lūcifugum lūcifugōs lūcifugās lūcifuga
Ablative lūcifugō lūcifugā lūcifugō lūcifugīs
Vocative lūcifuge lūcifuga lūcifugum lūcifugī lūcifugae lūcifuga

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