aurigena

Latin

Etymology

From aurum (“gold”) +‎ -gena (“born from”).

Adjective

aurigena (genitive aurigenae); first-declension adjective (masculine and neuter forms identical to feminine forms)

1. 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).

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	aurigena			aurigenae	aurigena
genitive	aurigenae			aurigenārum
dative	aurigenae			aurigenīs
accusative	aurigenam	aurigena		aurigenās	aurigena
ablative	aurigenā			aurigenīs
vocative	aurigena			aurigenae	aurigena

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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016