refugio

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See also: refúgio, refugió, and Refugio

Catalan

Verb

refugio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of refugiar

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

re- +‎ fugio

Verb

refugiō (present infinitive refugere, perfect active refūgī); third conjugation iō-variant, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

  1. to run away, flee or escape
    Synonyms: fugiō, ēvādō, cōnfugiō, aufugiō, prōfugiō, diffugiō, effugiō, perfugiō, āvolō, ēlābor, ēripiō, lābor
  2. to avoid, shun a thing
    Synonyms: ēvītō, ēvādō, vītō, exeō, ēlūdō, āversor, abstineō, parcō, dēclīnō, fugiō
    Antonyms: dēstinō, intendō, petō, quaerō
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Italian: rifuggire
  • French: refuir
  • Spanish: rehuir

Etymology 2

Noun

refugiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of refugium

References

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

Portuguese

Verb

refugio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of refugiar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈfuxjo/
  • Rhymes: -uxjo
  • Syllabification: re‧fu‧gio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin refugium.

Noun

refugio m (plural refugios)

  1. refuge
    Synonym: recurso
  2. safety
    Synonym: seguridad
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

refugio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of refugiar

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