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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From aurīga (“charioteer”).
Verb
aurīgō (present infinitive aurīgāre, perfect active aurīgāvī, supine aurīgātum); first conjugation
- to be a charioteer, drive a chariot
- (figuratively) to rule, direct
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative form of aurūgō (“jaundice; mildew”), from aurum (“gold”).
Noun
aurīgō f (genitive aurīginis); third declension
- Alternative form of aurūgō ("jaundice"; "mildew")
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- “aurigo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aurigo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- aurigo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.