Aegidius
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin Aegīdius, from Ancient Greek Αἰγιδιός (Aigidiós, “kid skin”) (sometimes interpreted as “the protecting”).
Proper noun edit
Aegidius
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
Related terms edit
- modern given name: Giles
Translations edit
male given name
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Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Probably derived from aegis (“shield”), from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈɡiː.di.us/, [äe̯ˈɡiːd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈd͡ʒi.di.us/, [eˈd͡ʒiːd̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Aegīdius m sg (genitive Aegīdiī or Aegīdī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a male given name, equivalent to English Giles
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Aegīdius |
Genitive | Aegīdiī Aegīdī1 |
Dative | Aegīdiō |
Accusative | Aegīdium |
Ablative | Aegīdiō |
Vocative | Aegīdī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).