Aegides
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Αἰγείδης (Aigeídēs), from Αἰγεύς (Aigeús) + -ίδης (-ídēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈɡiː.deːs/, [äe̯ˈɡiːd̪eːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈd͡ʒi.des/, [eˈd͡ʒiːd̪es]
Proper noun
Aegīdēs m (genitive Aegīdae); first declension
- A patronymic for male descendants of Aegeus, particularly:
- Theseus (son of Aegeus, king and founder of Athens)
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Aegīdēs | Aegīdae |
| Genitive | Aegīdae | Aegīdārum |
| Dative | Aegīdae | Aegīdīs |
| Accusative | Aegīdēn | Aegīdās |
| Ablative | Aegīdē | Aegīdīs |
| Vocative | Aegīdē | Aegīdae |
Related terms
- Aegeus
References
- “Aegides”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press