Aegidius
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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 |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Aegīdius |
| Genitive | Aegīdiī Aegīdī1 |
| Dative | Aegīdiō |
| Accusative | Aegīdium |
| Ablative | Aegīdiō |
| Vocative | Aegīdī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants[edit]
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- Latin 4-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
- Latin masculine nouns
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