English

Noun

quadrigae

1. plural of quadriga

Synonyms

• quadrigas

Latin

quadrīgae

Etymology

Contracted from quadriiugae, feminine plural of quadriiugus ‎(“of or pertaining to a team of four”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷaˈdriː.ɡɛː/

Noun

quadrīgae f pl ‎(genitive quadrīgārum); first declension

1. A four horse team, especially used for chariot racing.
2. (poetic) The four-horse team drawing the chariot of the sun.
3. (figuratively) Free rein, free course.

Synonyms

• (four horse team): quadriiugī

Derived terms

• quadrīgālis
• quadrīgārius
• quadrīgātus
• quadrīgulae

Related terms

• quadriiugis
• quadriiugus
• quattuor

Descendants

References

• quadrigae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• quadrigae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “quadrigae”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• quadrigae in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin