quadrigae
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
quadrigae
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Contracted from quadriiugae, feminine plural of quadriiugus (“of or pertaining to a team of four”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) 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.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | quadrīgae |
| Genitive | quadrīgārum |
| Dative | quadrīgīs |
| Accusative | quadrīgās |
| Ablative | quadrīgīs |
| Vocative | quadrīgae |
Synonyms[edit]
- (four horse team): quadriiugī
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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