adjectivefirst-declension one-termination adjective
aurigena
aurigena (genitive aurigenae)
Meaning
- one terminationproduced by gold; born of gold (often used as an epithet referring to Jupiter's progeny)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurigena | aurigena | aurigena |
| genitive | aurigenae | aurigenae | aurigenae |
| dative | aurigenae | aurigenae | aurigenae |
| accusative | aurigenam | aurigenam | aurigena |
| ablative | aurigenā | aurigenā | aurigenā |
| vocative | aurigena | aurigena | aurigena |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurigenae | aurigenae | aurigena |
| genitive | aurigenārum | aurigenārum | aurigenārum |
| dative | aurigenīs | aurigenīs | aurigenīs |
| accusative | aurigenās | aurigenās | aurigena |
| ablative | aurigenīs | aurigenīs | aurigenīs |
| vocative | aurigenae | aurigenae | aurigena |
Aurĭgĕna, ae, comm. aurum-gigno,
I. sprung or produced from gold, gold-begotten; poet. epithet of Perseus, as son of Danaë
by Jupiter transformed into a shower of gold, Ov. M. 5, 250; Sid. Carm. 6, 14 (cf. χρυσόπατρος, Lycophr. 838).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aurigena ae, m
aurum + GEN-, sprung from gold (of Perseus), O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Latin -gena Latin aurigena From aurum (“gold”) + -gena (“born from”).