triga
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin triga, a contraction of ter or tri- (“thrice”) + iuga (“yoked”).
Noun
edittriga (plural trigas or trigae)
- (historical) A three-horse chariot used by the Ancient Romans.
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editEtymology 1
editNoun
edittriga f (plural trigues)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
edittriga
- inflection of trigar:
Cornish
editVerb
edittriga
Usage notes
editFor to dwell in the present tense, the derived term bos trigys is more commonly used.
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editGalician
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
edittriga f sg
Etymology 2
editVerb
edittriga
- inflection of trigar:
Latin
editEtymology
editA contraction of ter or tri- (“thrice”) + iuga (“yoked”).
Noun
edittrīga f (genitive trīgae); first declension
- (historical) A triga: a three-horse chariot during Roman times.
- (figuratively) A trio: a set of three things bound together.
- 1731, Johann Jakob Brucker, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Otium Vindelicum sive Meletematum Historico-philosophicorum Triga
- Augsburg Idleness, or, a Triga of Historico-Philosophical Essays
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | trīga | trīgae |
genitive | trīgae | trīgārum |
dative | trīgae | trīgīs |
accusative | trīgam | trīgās |
ablative | trīgā | trīgīs |
vocative | trīga | trīgae |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- (English): triga
References
edit- “triga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- triga 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)
- triga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “triga”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Portuguese
editPronunciation
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- Hyphenation: tri‧ga
Noun
edittriga f (plural trigas)
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