quadrigula

Latin

Alternative forms

quadrīgulae (more common)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷaˈdriː.ɡu.la/, [kʷäˈd̪riːɡʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdri.ɡu.la/, [kwäˈd̪riːɡulä]

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.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	quadrīgula	quadrīgulae
Genitive	quadrīgulae	quadrīgulārum
Dative	quadrīgulae	quadrīgulīs
Accusative	quadrīgulam	quadrīgulās
Ablative	quadrīgulā	quadrīgulīs
Vocative	quadrīgula	quadrīgulae

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