auriga
See also: Auriga and aurigą
Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin aurīga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awˈri.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -iɡa
- Hyphenation: au‧rì‧ga
Noun
auriga m (plural aurighi)
- charioteer
Anagrams
- agurai, guairà
Latin
Etymology
From aurea (“horse's bridle”) + agō + -a (agent noun).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈriː.ɡa/, [äu̯ˈriːɡä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈri.ɡa/, [äu̯ˈriːɡä]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Noun
aurīga m (genitive aurīgae); first declension
- charioteer
- stable groom
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aurīga | aurīgae |
| Genitive | aurīgae | aurīgārum |
| Dative | aurīgae | aurīgīs |
| Accusative | aurīgam | aurīgās |
| Ablative | aurīgā | aurīgīs |
| Vocative | aurīga | aurīgae |
Descendants
- → Catalan: auriga (learned)
- → English: Auriga (learned)
- → French: aurige (learned)
- → Galician: auriga (learned)
- → Italian: auriga (learned)
- → Polish: auriga (learned)
- → Portuguese: auriga (learned)
- → Romanian: auriga (learned)
- → Spanish: auriga (learned)
See also
- quadrīga
References
- “auriga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “auriga”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- auriga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “auriga”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “auriga”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin auriga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awˈri.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -iɡa
- Syllabification: au‧ri‧ga
Noun
auriga m pers
- (Ancient Rome) charioteer (one who drives the chariot in ancient games)
- Hypernym: woźnica
Declension
Declension of auriga
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | auriga | aurogiwie |
| genitive | aurigi | aurigów |
| dative | auridze | aurigom |
| accusative | aurigę | aurigów |
| instrumental | aurigą | aurigami |
| locative | auridze | aurigach |
| vocative | aurigo | aurogiwie |
Further reading
- auriga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- auriga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin auriga.
Noun
auriga m (uncountable)
- charioteer
Declension
declension of auriga (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) auriga | aurigaul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) auriga | aurigaului |
| vocative | aurigaule | |
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin aurīga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /auˈɾiɡa/ [au̯ˈɾi.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes: -iɡa
- Syllabification: au‧ri‧ga
Noun
auriga m (plural aurigas)
- (poetic, literary) charioteer
Further reading
- “auriga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014