-ifugalcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first (or sometimes second) syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: febrifugal adj.; centrifugal adj.

Etymology: < -ifugal (in e.g. febrifugal adj., centrifugal adj.), ultimately < classical Latin -fugus (see -fugous comb. form) + -al suffix¹.The earliest formations are apparently in the mid 18th cent., e.g. axifugal adj., polifugal adj. Very occasional formations in -fugal are also found: compare heliofugal adj. at helio- comb. form , psychofugal adj. at psycho- comb. form .

1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘moving away from (the thing specified by the first element)’, as basifugal adj., cellulifugal adj., corticifugal adj., etc.

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2. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘subduing or repelling (the thing specified by the first element)’, as culicifugal adj. at culicifuge n. Derivatives, vermifugal adj. rare.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-ifugal
释义	-ifugalcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first (or sometimes second) syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: febrifugal adj.; centrifugal adj. Etymology: < -ifugal (in e.g. febrifugal adj., centrifugal adj.), ultimately < classical Latin -fugus (see -fugous comb. form) + -al suffix¹.The earliest formations are apparently in the mid 18th cent., e.g. axifugal adj., polifugal adj. Very occasional formations in -fugal are also found: compare heliofugal adj. at helio- comb. form , psychofugal adj. at psycho- comb. form . 1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘moving away from (the thing specified by the first element)’, as basifugal adj., cellulifugal adj., corticifugal adj., etc. Categories » 2. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘subduing or repelling (the thing specified by the first element)’, as culicifugal adj. at culicifuge n. Derivatives, vermifugal adj. rare. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form
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