English

Noun

biga ‎(plural bigas or bigae)

1. (historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by two horses abreast.

See also

• quadriga

Basque

Noun

biga

1. calf

Numeral

biga

1. two

Catalan

Noun

biga f ‎(plural bigues)

1. beam, as in a large piece of wood or metal serving a structural role in a building

Cebuano

Noun

biga

1. semen, precum

Italian

Etymology

From Latin bīgā.

Pronunciation

• bìga
• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɡa/

Noun

biga f ‎(plural bighe)

1. chariot (two-wheeled)

Latin

Etymology

From bis + iuga.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.ɡa/

Noun

bīga f ‎(genitive bīgae); first declension

1. chariot (two-wheeled)
2. (in the plural) pair of horses

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

References

• biga in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• BIGA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• biga in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• biga in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Old High German

Noun

bīga ?

1. pile, heap

Descendants

• Middle High German: bīge
• → Italian: bica

Portuguese

Noun

biga f (plural bigas)

1. chariot (type of vehicle)

Sardinian

Noun

biga

1. (Campidanese) beam