triga

Latin > English

triga trigae N F :: three-horse team; G:set of three

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

trīga: ae, f. contr. from triiuga. *
I A team of three horses, or a chariot drawn by three horses, Dig. 21, 1, 38, § 14.—
II A set of three, a triad, three, Arn. 4, 136; cf. Anthol. Lat. 1, p. 439.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

trīga, æ, f. (trijuga), attelage de trois chevaux de front, trige : Dig. 21, 1, 38, 14 || ensemble de trois ; triade : Arn. 4, 15.

Latin > German (Georges)

trīga, ae, f. (st. triiuga), I) das Dreigespann, Ulp. dig. 21, 1, 38. § 14: Plur., Varro LL. 8, 55. – II) übtr., eine Anzahl von drei Dingen, Arnob. 4, 15. Anthol. Lat. 428, 6 (843, 6).

Wikipedia EN

The name Trigarium derives from triga, a three-horse chariot; compare the more common quadriga and biga, the four-horse chariot and two-horse chariot. In ancient Greece, three-horse chariots might be used for war, but are not known to have been raced. The chariot of Achilles in the Iliad (16.152) was drawn by two immortal horses and a third who was mortal. In Etruscan racing, the third horse served as a trace horse on the inside of the turn, and was not yoked. The Romans only rarely raced with a team of three. Dionysius mentioned trigae races under Augustus, and they are also recorded in inscriptions for later periods.

The driver of a triga was called a trigarius. Since the three-horse yoking was uncommon, trigarius may also mean a participant in the equestrian exercises of the trigarium in general.

Isidore of Seville comments on the sacral origin of chariot races as part of the public games (ludi), which were held in conjunction with certain religious festivals. The four-horse quadriga, Isidore says, represents the sun, and the two-horse biga the moon; the triga is for the infernal gods (di inferi), with the three horses representing the three ages of human beings: childhood, youth, and old

Latin > Chinese

triga, ae. f. :: 三馬車