Meanings
proper noun
- astronomyA winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a charioteer. It includes the star Capella.
Origin
- Latinaurīga m“charioteer”
- EnglishAuriga
From Latin aurīga m (“charioteer”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἡνίοχος, Φᾰέθων
- Ἡνίοχος (Hēníokhos)constellation
- Φᾰέθων (Phăéthōn)constellation
Catalan Cotxer
- Cotxerconstellation
Chinese Cantonese 御夫座
- 御夫座 (jyu⁶ fu¹ zo⁶)constellation
Chinese Mandarin 御夫座
- 御夫座 (Yùfūzuò)constellation
Czech Vozka
- Vozkaconstellation
Dutch Voerman
- Voermanconstellation
Esperanto Ĉaristo
- Ĉaristoconstellation
Estonian Veomees
- Veomeesconstellation
Finnish Ajomies
- Ajomiesconstellation
French Cocher
- Cocherconstellation
German Fuhrmann
- Fuhrmannconstellation
Hindi ब्रह्मा तारामंडल
- ब्रह्मा तारामंडल (brahmā tārāmaṇḍal)constellation
Hungarian Szekeres
- Szekeresconstellation
Irish an tAra
- an tAraconstellation
Japanese 馭者座, ぎょしゃ座
- 馭者座 (Gyoshaza)constellation
- ぎょしゃ座 (Gyoshaza)constellation
Korean 마차부(馬車夫)자리
- 마차부(馬車夫)자리 (Machabujari)constellation
Malay Pembawa Gentala
- Pembawa Gentalaconstellation
Persian ارابه ران
- ارابه ران (arrâbe rân)constellation
Polish Woźnica
- Woźnicaconstellation
Portuguese Cocheiro, Auriga
- Cocheiroconstellation
- Aurigaconstellation
Russian Возни́чий
- Возни́чий (Vozníčij)constellation
Spanish Auriga
- Aurigaconstellation
Swahili Hudhi
- Hudhiconstellation
Turkish Auriga, Arabacı
- Aurigaconstellation
- Arabacıconstellation
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Cite this entry
APA
Auriga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auriga
MLA
“Auriga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auriga. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Auriga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auriga.
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