quadrigula
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- quadrīgulae (more common)
Etymology edit
From quadrīgae (“four horse team”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷaˈdriː.ɡu.la/, [kʷäˈd̪riːɡʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwaˈdri.ɡu.la/, [kwäˈd̪riːɡulä]
Noun edit
quadrīgula f (genitive quadrīgulae); first declension
- a little quadriga (four horse team)
Declension edit
- Normally encountered in the plural, but Pliny does use the singular.
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | quadrīgula | quadrīgulae |
| Genitive | quadrīgulae | quadrīgulārum |
| Dative | quadrīgulae | quadrīgulīs |
| Accusative | quadrīgulam | quadrīgulās |
| Ablative | quadrīgulā | quadrīgulīs |
| Vocative | quadrīgula | quadrīgulae |