adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
auriger
auriger (feminine aurigera, neuter aurigerum)
Classical[ˈau̯.rɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈaːu̯.ri.d͡ʒer]
Meaning
- adjectivebearing gold
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er auriger | aurigera | aurigerum |
| genitive | aurigerī | aurigerae | aurigerī |
| dative | aurigerō | aurigerae | aurigerō |
| accusative | aurigerum | aurigeram | aurigerum |
| ablative | aurigerō | aurigerā | aurigerō |
| vocative | auriger | aurigera | aurigerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurigerī | aurigerae | aurigera |
| genitive | aurigerōrum | aurigerārum | aurigerōrum |
| dative | aurigerīs | aurigerīs | aurigerīs |
| accusative | aurigerōs | aurigerās | aurigera |
| ablative | aurigerīs | aurigerīs | aurigerīs |
| vocative | aurigerī | aurigerae | aurigera |
aurĭgĕr, gĕra, gĕrum, adj. aurumgero,
I. bearing gold:
tauri, i. e. with gilded horns, Cic. Div. 2, 30, 63: arbor, on which the golden fleece hung, Val. Fl. 8, 110.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
auriger era, erum, adj.
aurum + GES-, goldbearing: tauri, with gilded horns, C. poët.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin -ger Latin auriger From aurum (“gold”) + -ger (“bearing”).
Descendants
- Portugueseaurígero
- Spanishaurígero