égida
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editégida 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
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