quadrigulae

Latin

Alternative forms

• quadrīgula

Etymology

From quadrīgae (“four horse team”) +‎ -ulae (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷaˈdriː.ɡu.lae̯/, [kʷäˈd̪riːɡʊɫ̪äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdri.ɡu.le/, [kwäˈd̪riːɡule]

Noun

quadrīgulae f pl (genitive quadrīgulārum); first declension

1. a little quadriga (four horse team)

Declension

• Normally encountered in the plural, but Pliny does use the singular.

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	quadrīgulae
Genitive	quadrīgulārum
Dative	quadrīgulīs
Accusative	quadrīgulās
Ablative	quadrīgulīs
Vocative	quadrīgulae

Related terms

• quadrīgae
• quadrīgālis
• quadrīgārius
• quadrīgātus
• quadriiugis
• quadriiugus

References

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