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refugium
English
Etymology
From Latin refugium. Doublet of refuge.
Noun
refugium (plural refugia or refugiums)
- Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
- (aquaculture) A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc.
Derived terms
- refugial
- microrefugium
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From re- (“back, again”) + fugi? (“flee”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /re?fu.?i.um/, [r??f??i???]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /re?fu.d??i.um/, [r??fu?d??ium]
Noun
refugium n (genitive refugi? or refug?); second declension
- refuge
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
References
- refugium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- refugium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- refugium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- refugium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- refugium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin refugium
Noun
refugium n (definite singular refugiet, indefinite plural refugier, definite plural refugia or refugiene)
- (biology, ecology) a refugium (area where an organism can survive unfavourable conditions)
References
- “refugium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
refugium From the web:
refuge
English
Etymology
From Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugi? (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???fju?d?/
Noun
refuge (countable and uncountable, plural refuges)
- A state of safety, protection or shelter.
- A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
- Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
- An expedient to secure protection or defence.
- A refuge island.
Synonyms
- haven
- sanctuary
- zoar
Derived terms
- refugee
- refugium
- refugitive
Translations
Verb
refuge (third-person singular simple present refuges, present participle refuging, simple past and past participle refuged)
- (intransitive) To return to a place of shelter.
- 2011, Michael D. Gumert, Agustín Fuentes, Lisa Jones-Engel, Monkeys on the Edge
- Among these macaques, although activity cycles are quite variable from location to location, refuging is a common characteristic.
- 2011, Michael D. Gumert, Agustín Fuentes, Lisa Jones-Engel, Monkeys on the Edge
- (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to protect.
Translations
Anagrams
- Fugere
French
Etymology
From Latin refugium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.fy?/
Noun
refuge m (plural refuges)
- refuge
Further reading
- “refuge” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
refuge
- second-person singular present active imperative of refugi?
Old French
Alternative forms
- reffuge
- refiuge
- refuje
Etymology
From Latin refugium.
Noun
refuge m (oblique plural refuges, nominative singular refuges, nominative plural refuge)
- a refuge
- (figuratively) a protector or savior
Descendants
- ? English: refuge
- French: refuge
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