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Latin
Etymology
From aurum (“gold”) + -gena (“born from”).
Adjective
aurigena (genitive aurigenae); first-declension adjective (masculine and neuter forms identical to feminine forms)
- produced by gold; born of gold (often used as an epithet referring to Jupiter's progeny)
Declension
First-declension adjective (masculine and neuter forms identical to feminine forms).
References
- “aurigena”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aurigena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- aurigena in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016