tágide
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Tagus. The term was coined by André de Resende.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: tá‧gi‧de
Noun
edittágide f (plural tágides)
- (Portuguese mythology) a water nymph dwelling in the Tagus river
- 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 1st canto:
- E vós, Tágides minhas
- And you, my Tagian Nymphs
- Synonym: ninfa
- 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 1st canto: