égida

See also: egida

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/, [ˈexiða]

Noun

égida f (plural égidas)

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) aegis
(literary) aegis, protection, backing
(literary) shield

Synonyms

(protection, backing): protección
(shield): coraza, escudo

Further reading

“égida” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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