quadrigula
Latin
Alternative forms
- quadrīgulae (more common)
Etymology
From quadrīgae (“four horse team”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʷaˈdriː.ɡʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kʷaˈd̪riː.ɡu.la]
Noun
quadrīgula f (genitive quadrīgulae); first declension
- 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 |