égida

See also: egida, and egidą

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/ [ˈe.xi.ð̞a]

Noun

égida f (plural égidas)

1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) aegis
2. (literary) aegis, protection, backing

   Synonym: protección

3. (literary) shield

   Synonyms: coraza, escudo

Further reading

• “égida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28