Feminine
égida
Meaning
- (Greek, Roman, feminine) aegis
- (feminine, literary) aegis, protection, backing
- (feminine, literary) shield
Synonyms
Translations
Hyphenated as
é‧gi‧da
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈexida/
Etymology
From Latin aegidem, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin”) (from which the shield of Athena was made, and thus the sense “protection, shield”), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”). First attested in 1589.
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