quadriga

English

A quadriga

Etymology

From Latin quadrīgae, literally "four yoked", from quattuor (“four”) + iugum (“yoke”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kwɒdˈɹiː.ɡə/, /kwəˈdɹiː.ɡə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/, /kwɑˈdɹai.ɡə/

Noun

quadriga (plural quadrigae or quadrigas)

1. (historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
   • 1830, Charles Taylor, Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, in five volumes, volume III, page 425

     In the Vatican Library is a vase of terra cotta, on whose upper part we see delineated the sun and moon, in a quadriga, which proceeds forward [travels, voyages, fulfils its course] upon a ship. […] Both these deities stand in a quadriga, which indeed is the vehicle proper to the sun, insomuch that the Rhodians every year threw into the sea a quadriga, dedicated to this divinity.

   • 1898 (May), A. W. Hands, "Chats on Roman coins with young collectors", Monthly Numismatic Circular 66, col. 2719

     On another denarius we see Victory holding a wreath and driving a quadriga […]

2. (historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.

Translations

Roman racing chariot and team of four horses

• Ancient Greek: τέθριππον n (téthrippon)
• Catalan: quadriga f
• Danish: firspand n
• Finnish: nelivaljakko (fi), quadriga (fi)
• French: quadrige (fr) m
• German: Quadriga (de) f, Viergespann n
• Greek: τέθριππο (el) n (téthrippo)
• Italian: quadriga (it) f
• Latin: quadrīgae (la) f pl
• Marathi: क्वाड्रिगा (kvāḍrigā), क्वाद्रिगा (kvādrigā)
• Polish: kwadryga (pl) f
• Portuguese: quadriga (pt) f
• Russian: квадри́га (ru) f (kvadríga)
• Spanish: cuadriga (es) f

team of four horses, or other animals

• Danish: firspand n
• Finnish: nelivaljakko (fi)
• Italian: quadriga (it) f
• Marathi: क्वाड्रिगा (kvāḍrigā), क्वाद्रिगा (kvādrigā)

See also

• quadriga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadrīga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kwəˈðɾi.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kwaˈðɾi.ɣa]

Noun

quadriga f (plural quadrigues)

1. quadriga

References

• “quadriga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “quadriga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “quadriga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “quadriga” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin quādrīgae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɑdriɡɑ/, [ˈkʋɑ̝driɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑdriɡɑ

Noun

quadriga (rare)

1. quadriga (Roman racing chariot)

Declension

Inflection of quadriga (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		quadriga	quadrigat
genitive		quadrigan	quadrigoiden quadrigoitten
partitive		quadrigaa	quadrigoita
illative		quadrigaan	quadrigoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		quadriga	quadrigat
accusative	nom.	quadriga	quadrigat
	gen.	quadrigan
genitive		quadrigan	quadrigoiden quadrigoitten quadrigain rare
partitive		quadrigaa	quadrigoita
inessive		quadrigassa	quadrigoissa
elative		quadrigasta	quadrigoista
illative		quadrigaan	quadrigoihin
adessive		quadrigalla	quadrigoilla
ablative		quadrigalta	quadrigoilta
allative		quadrigalle	quadrigoille
essive		quadrigana	quadrigoina
translative		quadrigaksi	quadrigoiksi
abessive		quadrigatta	quadrigoitta
instructive		—	quadrigoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of quadriga (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative quadrigani quadrigani accusative nom. quadrigani quadrigani gen. quadrigani genitive quadrigani quadrigoideni quadrigoitteni quadrigaini rare partitive quadrigaani quadrigoitani inessive quadrigassani quadrigoissani elative quadrigastani quadrigoistani illative quadrigaani quadrigoihini adessive quadrigallani quadrigoillani ablative quadrigaltani quadrigoiltani allative quadrigalleni quadrigoilleni essive quadriganani quadrigoinani translative quadrigakseni quadrigoikseni abessive quadrigattani quadrigoittani instructive — — comitative — quadrigoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative quadrigasi quadrigasi accusative nom. quadrigasi quadrigasi gen. quadrigasi genitive quadrigasi quadrigoidesi quadrigoittesi quadrigaisi rare partitive quadrigaasi quadrigoitasi inessive quadrigassasi quadrigoissasi elative quadrigastasi quadrigoistasi illative quadrigaasi quadrigoihisi adessive quadrigallasi quadrigoillasi ablative quadrigaltasi quadrigoiltasi allative quadrigallesi quadrigoillesi essive quadriganasi quadrigoinasi translative quadrigaksesi quadrigoiksesi abessive quadrigattasi quadrigoittasi instructive — — comitative — quadrigoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative quadrigamme quadrigamme accusative nom. quadrigamme quadrigamme gen. quadrigamme genitive quadrigamme quadrigoidemme quadrigoittemme quadrigaimme rare partitive quadrigaamme quadrigoitamme inessive quadrigassamme quadrigoissamme elative quadrigastamme quadrigoistamme illative quadrigaamme quadrigoihimme adessive quadrigallamme quadrigoillamme ablative quadrigaltamme quadrigoiltamme allative quadrigallemme quadrigoillemme essive quadriganamme quadrigoinamme translative quadrigaksemme quadrigoiksemme abessive quadrigattamme quadrigoittamme instructive — — comitative — quadrigoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative quadriganne quadriganne accusative nom. quadriganne quadriganne gen. quadriganne genitive quadriganne quadrigoidenne quadrigoittenne quadrigainne rare partitive quadrigaanne quadrigoitanne inessive quadrigassanne quadrigoissanne elative quadrigastanne quadrigoistanne illative quadrigaanne quadrigoihinne adessive quadrigallanne quadrigoillanne ablative quadrigaltanne quadrigoiltanne allative quadrigallenne quadrigoillenne essive quadrigananne quadrigoinanne translative quadrigaksenne quadrigoiksenne abessive quadrigattanne quadrigoittanne instructive — — comitative — quadrigoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative quadrigansa quadrigansa accusative nom. quadrigansa quadrigansa gen. quadrigansa genitive quadrigansa quadrigoidensa quadrigoittensa quadrigainsa rare partitive quadrigaansa quadrigoitaan quadrigoitansa inessive quadrigassaan quadrigassansa quadrigoissaan quadrigoissansa elative quadrigastaan quadrigastansa quadrigoistaan quadrigoistansa illative quadrigaansa quadrigoihinsa adessive quadrigallaan quadrigallansa quadrigoillaan quadrigoillansa ablative quadrigaltaan quadrigaltansa quadrigoiltaan quadrigoiltansa allative quadrigalleen quadrigallensa quadrigoilleen quadrigoillensa essive quadriganaan quadriganansa quadrigoinaan quadrigoinansa translative quadrigakseen quadrigaksensa quadrigoikseen quadrigoiksensa abessive quadrigattaan quadrigattansa quadrigoittaan quadrigoittansa instructive — — comitative — quadrigoineen quadrigoinensa

Synonyms

• nelivaljakko

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadrīga.

Noun

quadriga f (plural quadrighe)

1. quadriga

Further reading

• quadriga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From quattuor (“four”) + iugum (“yoke”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷaˈdriː.ɡa/, [kʷäˈd̪riːɡä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdri.ɡa/, [kwäˈd̪riːɡä]

Noun

quadrīga f (genitive quadrīgae); first declension

1. quadriga

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	quadrīga	quadrīgae
genitive	quadrīgae	quadrīgārum
dative	quadrīgae	quadrīgīs
accusative	quadrīgam	quadrīgās
ablative	quadrīgā	quadrīgīs
vocative	quadrīga	quadrīgae

Descendants

• → English: quadriga
• → Catalan: quadriga
• → Galician: cuadriga
• → Italian: quadriga
• → Portuguese: quadriga
• → Spanish: cuadriga

References

• “quadriga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• quadriga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• quadriga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “quadriga”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “quadriga”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadrīga.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾi.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾi.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾi.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐˈdɾi.ɡɐ/ [kwɐˈðɾi.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: qua‧dri‧ga

Noun

quadriga f (plural quadrigas)

1. quadriga

Further reading

• “quadriga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024