aurigo

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From aurīga (charioteer).

Alternative forms

Verb

aurīgō (present infinitive aurīgāre, perfect active aurīgāvī, supine aurīgātum); first conjugation

  1. to be a charioteer, drive a chariot
  2. (figuratively) to rule, direct
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative form of aurūgō (jaundice; mildew), from aurum (gold).

Noun

aurīgō f (genitive aurīginis); third declension

  1. alternative form of aurūgō ("jaundice"; "mildew")
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.