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quadriga

English edit

 
A quadriga

Etymology edit

From Latin quādrīgae, literally "four yoked", from quattuor (“four”) + iugum (“yoke”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kwɒdˈɹiː.ɡə/, /kwəˈdɹiː.ɡə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/, /kwɑˈdɹai.ɡə/

Noun edit

quadriga (plural quadrigae or quadrigas)

  1. (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 […]
  2. (historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.

Translations edit

See also edit

Catalan edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin quadrīga.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

quadriga f (plural quadrigues)

  1. quadriga

References edit

  • “quadriga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading edit

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin quādrīgae.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʋɑdriɡɑ/, [ˈkʋɑ̝driɡɑ̝]

Noun edit

quadriga (rare)

  1. quadriga (Roman racing chariot)

Declension edit

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.
Possessive forms of quadriga (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative quadrigani quadrigani
accusative nom. quadrigani quadrigani
gen. quadrigani
genitive quadrigani quadrigoideni
quadrigoitteni
quadrigainirare
partitive quadrigaani quadrigoitani
inessive quadrigassani quadrigoissani
elative quadrigastani quadrigoistani
illative quadrigaani quadrigoihini
adessive quadrigallani quadrigoillani
ablative quadrigaltani quadrigoiltani
allative quadrigalleni quadrigoilleni
essive quadriganani quadrigoinani
translative quadrigakseni quadrigoikseni
abessive quadrigattani quadrigoittani
instructive — —
comitative — quadrigoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative quadrigasi quadrigasi
accusative nom. quadrigasi quadrigasi
gen. quadrigasi
genitive quadrigasi quadrigoidesi
quadrigoittesi
quadrigaisirare
partitive quadrigaasi quadrigoitasi
inessive quadrigassasi quadrigoissasi
elative quadrigastasi quadrigoistasi
illative quadrigaasi quadrigoihisi
adessive quadrigallasi quadrigoillasi
ablative quadrigaltasi quadrigoiltasi
allative quadrigallesi quadrigoillesi
essive quadriganasi quadrigoinasi
translative quadrigaksesi quadrigoiksesi
abessive quadrigattasi quadrigoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — quadrigoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative quadrigamme quadrigamme
accusative nom. quadrigamme quadrigamme
gen. quadrigamme
genitive quadrigamme quadrigoidemme
quadrigoittemme
quadrigaimmerare
partitive quadrigaamme quadrigoitamme
inessive quadrigassamme quadrigoissamme
elative quadrigastamme quadrigoistamme
illative quadrigaamme quadrigoihimme
adessive quadrigallamme quadrigoillamme
ablative quadrigaltamme quadrigoiltamme
allative quadrigallemme quadrigoillemme
essive quadriganamme quadrigoinamme
translative quadrigaksemme quadrigoiksemme
abessive quadrigattamme quadrigoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — quadrigoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative quadriganne quadriganne
accusative nom. quadriganne quadriganne
gen. quadriganne
genitive quadriganne quadrigoidenne
quadrigoittenne
quadrigainnerare
partitive quadrigaanne quadrigoitanne
inessive quadrigassanne quadrigoissanne
elative quadrigastanne quadrigoistanne
illative quadrigaanne quadrigoihinne
adessive quadrigallanne quadrigoillanne
ablative quadrigaltanne quadrigoiltanne
allative quadrigallenne quadrigoillenne
essive quadrigananne quadrigoinanne
translative quadrigaksenne quadrigoiksenne
abessive quadrigattanne quadrigoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — quadrigoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative quadrigansa quadrigansa
accusative nom. quadrigansa quadrigansa
gen. quadrigansa
genitive quadrigansa quadrigoidensa
quadrigoittensa
quadrigainsarare
partitive quadrigaansa quadrigoitaan
quadrigoitansa
inessive quadrigassaan
quadrigassansa 		quadrigoissaan
quadrigoissansa
elative quadrigastaan
quadrigastansa 		quadrigoistaan
quadrigoistansa
illative quadrigaansa quadrigoihinsa
adessive quadrigallaan
quadrigallansa 		quadrigoillaan
quadrigoillansa
ablative quadrigaltaan
quadrigaltansa 		quadrigoiltaan
quadrigoiltansa
allative quadrigalleen
quadrigallensa 		quadrigoilleen
quadrigoillensa
essive quadriganaan
quadriganansa 		quadrigoinaan
quadrigoinansa
translative quadrigakseen
quadrigaksensa 		quadrigoikseen
quadrigoiksensa
abessive quadrigattaan
quadrigattansa 		quadrigoittaan
quadrigoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — quadrigoineen
quadrigoinensa

Synonyms edit

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin quadrīga.

Noun edit

quadriga f (plural quadrighe)

  1. quadriga

Further reading edit

  • quadriga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From quattuor (“four”) + iugum (“yoke”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

quadrīga f (genitive quadrīgae); first declension

  1. quadriga

Declension edit

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 edit

  • → English: quadriga
  • → Catalan: quadriga
  • → Galician: cuadriga
  • → Italian: quadriga
  • → Portuguese: quadriga
  • → Spanish: cuadriga

References edit

  • “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[1]
  • “quadriga”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin quadrīga.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: qua‧dri‧ga

Noun edit

quadriga f (plural quadrigas)

  1. quadriga

Further reading edit

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