efigie

See also: efígie

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti

Proto-Italic *θingō

Proto-Italic *fingōder.

Latin fingō

Latin effingō

Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s

Proto-Italic *-jēs

Latin -iēs

Latin effigiēslbor.

French effigiebor.

Romanian efigie

Borrowed from French effigie.

Noun

efigie f (plural efigii)

1. effigy

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	efigie	efigia	efigii	efigiile
genitive-dative	efigii	efigiei	efigii	efigiilor
vocative	efigie, efigio		efigiilor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti

Proto-Italic *θingō

Proto-Italic *fingōder.

Latin fingō

Latin effingō

Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s

Proto-Italic *-jēs

Latin -iēs

Latin effigiēslbor.

Spanish efigie

Learned borrowing from Latin effigiēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈfixje/ [eˈfi.xje]
• Rhymes: -ixje
• Syllabification: e‧fi‧gie

Noun

efigie f (plural efigies)

1. effigy

Further reading

• “efigie”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025