adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
quadrīgārius1
quadrīgārius (feminine quadrīgāria, neuter quadrīgārium)
Classical[kʷa.driːˈɡaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷa.driˈɡaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to a quadriga (four horse racing chariot)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quadrīgārius | quadrīgāria | quadrīgārium |
| genitive | quadrīgāriī | quadrīgāriae | quadrīgāriī |
| dative | quadrīgāriō | quadrīgāriae | quadrīgāriō |
| accusative | quadrīgārium | quadrīgāriam | quadrīgārium |
| ablative | quadrīgāriō | quadrīgāriā | quadrīgāriō |
| vocative | quadrīgārie | quadrīgāria | quadrīgārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quadrīgāriī | quadrīgāriae | quadrīgāria |
| genitive | quadrīgāriōrum | quadrīgāriārum | quadrīgāriōrum |
| dative | quadrīgāriīs | quadrīgāriīs | quadrīgāriīs |
| accusative | quadrīgāriōs | quadrīgāriās | quadrīgāria |
| ablative | quadrīgāriīs | quadrīgāriīs | quadrīgāriīs |
| vocative | quadrīgāriī | quadrīgāriae | quadrīgāria |
quā^drīgārĭus, a, um, adj. quadrigae,
I. of or belonging to a four-horse (racing) chariot (post-Aug.):
quadrigario habitu, in the dress of the driver of a quadriga, Suet. Calig. 17: pulvis, for the race-horses, Veg. Vet. 1, 56; 2, 28, 19: FAMILIA, slaves who took care of the race-horses, Inscr. Grut. 339, 5.— Hence, as subst.: quā^drīgārĭus, ii, m., one who drives a four-horse chariot in the circus, a chariot-racer (class.), Varr. R. R. 2, 7: in victoriā, Cic. Fragm. Or. in Toga Cand. ap. Ascon.; Suet. Ner. 16; Arn. 2, 70; Paul. ex Fest. p. 36, 12 Müll.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin quadrīgārius From quadrīgae (“four horse team”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).