quadriga
English
A quadriga
Etymology
From Latin quādrīgae, literally "four yoked" (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 [travels, voyages, fulfils its course] 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
team of four horses, or other animals
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See also
Catalan
Etymology
Noun
quadriga f (plural quadrigues)
Finnish
Etymology
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 | |
| instructive | — | quadrigoin | |
| abessive | quadrigatta | quadrigoitta | |
| comitative | — | quadrigoineen | |
Synonyms
Italian
Etymology
Noun
quadriga f
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷaːˈdriː.ɡa/
Noun
quādrīga f (genitive quādrīgae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | quādrīga | quādrīgae |
| genitive | quādrīgae | quādrīgārum |
| dative | quādrīgae | quādrīgīs |
| accusative | quādrīgam | quādrīgās |
| ablative | quādrīgā | quādrīgīs |
| vocative | quādrīga | quādrīgae |
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, 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
Noun
quadriga f (plural quadrigas)
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