transfugio

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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

Noun

transfugio m (plural transfugios)

  1. Synonym of transfuguismo