égida
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
égida f (plural égidas)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) aegis
- (literary) aegis, protection, backing
- Synonym: protección
- (literary) shield
Further reading edit
- “égida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014