fugace

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fugācem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.ɡas/

Adjective

fugace (plural fugaces)

1. fleeting (brief, passing)

Derived terms

• fugacement
• fugacité

Related terms

• fuir

Further reading

• “fugace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fugācem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuˈɡa.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Hyphenation: fu‧gà‧ce

Adjective

fugace m or f by sense (plural fugaci)

1. fleeting

Derived terms

• fugacemente

Related terms

• fuggire

Further reading

• “fugace”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fugace.

Adjective

fugace m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. fugacious

Declension

Declension of fugace (invariable)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	fugace		fugace	fugace	fugace
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive- dative	indefinite	fugace		fugace	fugace	fugace
	definite	—		—	—	—