quadrigae

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English

Noun

quadrigae

  1. plural of quadriga

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Latin

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quadrīgae

Etymology

Contracted from quadriiugae, feminine plural of quadriiugus (“of or pertaining to a team of four”)

Pronunciation

Noun

quadrīgae f pl (genitive quadrīgārum); first declension

  1. A four horse team, especially used for chariot racing.
  2. (poetic) The four-horse team drawing the chariot of the sun.
  3. (figuratively) Free rein, free course.

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative quadrīgae
genitive quadrīgārum
dative quadrīgīs
accusative quadrīgās
ablative quadrīgīs
vocative quadrīgae

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References

  • “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
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