fuga

See also: Fuga, fugá, fugă, fúga, and fugã

English

Etymology

From Italian fuga. Doublet of fugue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjuːɡə/

Noun

fuga (plural fugas)

1. (music, dated) A fugue.

References

• “fuga”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin fuga, probably a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuɡa/ [ˈfu.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -uɡa
• Syllabification: fu‧ga

Noun

fuga f (plural fugues)

1. flight (act of fleeing)

   Synonym: fuxida

2. (music) fugue

Related terms

• fuxir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin fuga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfu.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfu.ɣa]

Noun

fuga f (plural fugues)

1. flight, escape

   Synonym: fugida

2. (music) fugue

Related terms

• fugir

Further reading

• “fuga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “fuga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “fuga” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fuga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Etymology

From German Fuge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfuɡa]
• Hyphenation: fu‧ga

Noun

fuga f

1. fugue

Declension

Declension of fuga (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	fuga	fugy
genitive	fugy	fug
dative	fuze	fugám
accusative	fugu	fugy
vocative	fugo	fugy
locative	fuze	fugách
instrumental	fugou	fugami

Further reading

• “fuga”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “fuga”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “fuga”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Danish

Etymology

From French fugue or Italian fuga, both from Latin fuga (“flight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuˀɡa/

Noun

fuga c (singular definite fugaen, plural indefinite fugaer)

1. fugue

Declension

Declension of fuga

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fuga	fugaen	fugaer	fugaerne
genitive	fugas	fugaens	fugaers	fugaernes

Further reading

• “fuga” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fuga” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French fugue or borrowed from Italian fuga, both derived from Latin fuga (“flight, escape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfy.ɣɑ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: fu‧ga

Noun

fuga m or f (plural fuga's, diminutive fugaatje n)

2. (music) fugue (piece of music)

References

• “fuga” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuɡa/
• Rhymes: -uɡa
• Hyphenation: fu‧ga

Adjective

fuga (accusative singular fugan, plural fugaj, accusative plural fugajn)

1. fugal