quadrigae
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]quadrigae
Synonyms
[edit]Latin
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Etymology
[edit]Contracted from quadriiugae, feminine plural of quadriiugus (“of or pertaining to a team of four”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʷaˈdriː.ɡae̯/, [kʷäˈd̪riːɡäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwaˈdri.d͡ʒe/, [kwäˈd̪riːd͡ʒe]
Noun
[edit]quadrīgae f pl (genitive quadrīgārum); first declension
- A four horse team, especially used for chariot racing.
- (poetic) The four-horse team drawing the chariot of the sun.
- (figuratively) Free rein, free course.
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | quadrīgae |
| genitive | quadrīgārum |
| dative | quadrīgīs |
| accusative | quadrīgās |
| ablative | quadrīgīs |
| vocative | quadrīgae |
Synonyms
[edit]- (four horse team): quadrīga, quadriiugī
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “quadrigae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “quadrigae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quadrigae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “quadrigae”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin