Latin edit

Etymology edit

aurum (gold) +‎ -ger (bearing)

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

auriger (feminine aurigera, neuter aurigerum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. bearing gold

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative auriger aurigera aurigerum aurigerī aurigerae aurigera
Genitive aurigerī aurigerae aurigerī aurigerōrum aurigerārum aurigerōrum
Dative aurigerō aurigerō aurigerīs
Accusative aurigerum aurigeram aurigerum aurigerōs aurigerās aurigera
Ablative aurigerō aurigerā aurigerō aurigerīs
Vocative auriger aurigera aurigerum aurigerī aurigerae aurigera

Synonyms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Portuguese: aurígero
  • Spanish: aurígero

References edit

  • auriger”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • auriger”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • auriger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.