Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadriga

/kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: quadri-ga
IPA: /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.

noun

A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.

Example Sentences

"In the Vatican Library is a vase of terra cotta, on whose upper part we see delineated the sun and moon, in a quadriga, which proceeds forward [travels, voyages, fulfils its course] upon a ship. […] Both these deities stand in a quadriga, which indeed is the vehicle proper to the sun, insomuch that the Rhodians every year threw into the sea a quadriga, dedicated to this divinity."
"On another denarius we see Victory holding a wreath and driving a quadriga […]"

Etymology

From Latin quadrīgae, literally "four yoked", from quattuor (“four”) + iugum (“yoke”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: quadrīgae

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/
British English: /kwɒdˈɹiː.ɡə/

Inflected Forms

quadrigae (plural) quadrigas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quadrigal

Rhymes With

taiga saiga biga antigua riga iga viga

Questions

How do you pronounce quadriga?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/.
What does quadriga mean?: A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
Where does quadriga come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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