quadriga
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A quadriga
English
Etymology
From Latin quādrīgae, literally "four yoked", from quattuor (“four”) + iugum (“yoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
quadriga (plural quadrigae or quadrigas)
- (historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
- 1830, Charles Taylor, Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, in five volumes, volume III, page 425
- In the Vatican Library is a vase of terra cotta, on whose upper part we see delineated the sun and moon, in a quadriga, which proceeds forward upon a ship. Both these deities stand in a quadriga, which indeed is the vehicle proper to the sun, insomuch that the Rhodians every year threw into the sea a quadriga, dedicated to this divinity.
- 1898 (May), A. W. Hands, "Chats on Roman coins with young collectors", Monthly Numismatic Circular 66, col. 2719
- On another denarius we see Victory holding a wreath and driving a quadriga
- 1830, Charles Taylor, Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, in five volumes, volume III, page 425
- (historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.
Translations
Roman racing chariot and team of four horses
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team of four horses, or other animals
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See also
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
quadriga f (plural quadrigues)
References
- “quadriga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading
- “quadriga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “quadriga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “quadriga” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
quadriga (rare)
- quadriga (Roman racing chariot)
Declension
| Inflection of quadriga (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quadriga | quadrigat | ||
| genitive | quadrigan | quadrigoiden quadrigoitten | ||
| partitive | quadrigaa | quadrigoita | ||
| illative | quadrigaan | quadrigoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | quadriga | quadrigat | ||
| accusative | nom. | quadriga | quadrigat | |
| gen. | quadrigan | |||
| genitive | quadrigan | quadrigoiden quadrigoitten quadrigainrare | ||
| partitive | quadrigaa | quadrigoita | ||
| inessive | quadrigassa | quadrigoissa | ||
| elative | quadrigasta | quadrigoista | ||
| illative | quadrigaan | quadrigoihin | ||
| adessive | quadrigalla | quadrigoilla | ||
| ablative | quadrigalta | quadrigoilta | ||
| allative | quadrigalle | quadrigoille | ||
| essive | quadrigana | quadrigoina | ||
| translative | quadrigaksi | quadrigoiksi | ||
| abessive | quadrigatta | quadrigoitta | ||
| instructive | — | quadrigoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Synonyms
Italian
Etymology
Noun
quadriga f (plural quadrighe)
Further reading
- quadriga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From quattuor (“four”) + iugum (“yoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
quadrīga f (genitive quadrīgae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | quadrīga | quadrīgae |
| Genitive | quadrīgae | quadrīgārum |
| Dative | quadrīgae | quadrīgīs |
| Accusative | quadrīgam | quadrīgās |
| Ablative | quadrīgā | quadrīgīs |
| Vocative | quadrīga | quadrīgae |
Descendants
References
- “quadriga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quadriga 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)
- quadriga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “quadriga”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “quadriga”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: qua‧dri‧ga
Noun
quadriga f (plural quadrigas)