égida
See also: egida and egidą
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin aegis, aegidis, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin”) (from which the shield of Athena was made, and thus the sense “protection, shield”), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈexida/ [ˈe.xi.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -exida
- Syllabification: é‧gi‧da
Noun
égida f (plural égidas)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) aegis
- (literary) aegis, protection, backing
- Synonym: protección
- (literary) shield
- Synonyms: coraza, escudo
Further reading
- “égida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014