quadrigula

Latin

Alternative forms

• quadrīgulae (more common)

Etymology

From quadrīgae (“four horse team”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷaˈdriː.ɡu.la/, [kʷäˈd̪riːɡʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdri.ɡu.la/, [kwäˈd̪riːɡulä]

Noun

quadrīgula f (genitive quadrīgulae); first declension

1. a little quadriga (four horse team)

Declension

• Normally encountered in the plural, but Pliny does use the singular.

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	quadrīgula	quadrīgulae
genitive	quadrīgulae	quadrīgulārum
dative	quadrīgulae	quadrīgulīs
accusative	quadrīgulam	quadrīgulās
ablative	quadrīgulā	quadrīgulīs
vocative	quadrīgula	quadrīgulae

Related terms

• quadrīgae
• quadrīgālis
• quadrīgārius
• quadrīgātus
• quadriiugis
• quadriiugus