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Webster 1913 Edition
Auriga
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Au-ri′ga
,Noun.
[L., charioteer.]
(Anat.)
The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella.
Webster 1828 Edition
Auriga
AURI'GA
,Noun.
Literally, the director of a car, or wagon.
1.
In astronomy, the wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, consisting of 23 stars, according to Tycho; 40, according to Hevelius; and 68, in the British catalogue.2.
The fourth lobe of the liver; also a bandage for the sides.Definition 2024
Auriga
Auriga
See also: auriga
English
Proper noun
Auriga
- (astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a charioteer. It includes the star Capella.
Derived terms
- Aurigae
- Aurigid
Translations
constellation
References
- Auriga in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Portuguese
Proper noun
Auriga f
Synonyms
auriga
auriga
See also: Auriga
Latin
Etymology
From aurea (“horse's bridle”) + agō (“do, lead, drive”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aʊˈriː.ɡa/
Noun
aurīga m (genitive aurīgae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurīga | aurīgae |
| genitive | aurīgae | aurīgārum |
| dative | aurīgae | aurīgīs |
| accusative | aurīgam | aurīgās |
| ablative | aurīgā | aurīgīs |
| vocative | aurīga | aurīgae |
Related terms
Descendants
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “auriga”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /au.ˈɾi.ɣa/
Noun
auriga m (plural aurigas)
- (poetic, literary) charioteer