aurigo
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [au̯ˈriː.ɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [au̯ˈriː.ɡo]
Etymology 1
From aurīga (“charioteer”).
Alternative forms
Verb
aurīgō (present infinitive aurīgāre, perfect active aurīgāvī, supine aurīgātum); first conjugation
- to be a charioteer, drive a chariot
- (figuratively) to rule, direct
Conjugation
Conjugation of aurīgō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
- aurīgātiō
- aurīgātor
Related terms
Etymology 2
Alternative form of aurūgō (“jaundice; mildew”), from aurum (“gold”).
Noun
aurīgō f (genitive aurīginis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurīgō | aurīginēs |
| genitive | aurīginis | aurīginum |
| dative | aurīginī | aurīginibus |
| accusative | aurīginem | aurīginēs |
| ablative | aurīgine | aurīginibus |
| vocative | aurīgō | aurīginēs |
References
- “aurigo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "aurigo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- aurigo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.