aurigena
Latin
Etymology
aurum (“gold”) + -i- + gignō (“to beget”)
Adjective
aurigena (genitive aurigenae); first-declension adjective (masculine and neuter forms identical to feminine forms)
- produced by gold; born of gold (often used as an epithet referring to Jupiter's progeny)
Declension
First-declension adjective (masculine and neuter forms identical to feminine forms).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | aurigena | aurigenae | aurigena | ||
| Genitive | aurigenae | aurigenārum | |||
| Dative | aurigenīs | ||||
| Accusative | aurigenam | aurigena | aurigenās | aurigena | |
| Ablative | aurigenā | aurigenīs | |||
| Vocative | aurigena | aurigenae | |||
References
- “aurigena”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aurigena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- aurigena in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016