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5-letter words (1 found)

AEGIS,

4-letter words (5 found)

AGES,EGIS,GAES,GIES,SAGE,

3-letter words (15 found)

AGE,AGS,AIS,EAS,GAE,GAS,GIE,GIS,SAE,SAG,SAI,SEA,SEG,SEI,SIG,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AG,AI,AS,EA,ES,GI,IS,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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Definitions and meaning of aegis

aegis

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aegis, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin; shield of Athena”), probably from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“goat”).

The plural form aegides (IPA(key): /ˈiːd͡ʒɪdiːz/) is borrowed from Latin aegides, from Ancient Greek αἰγῐ́δες (aigídes).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈiːd͡ʒɪs/
  • Rhymes: -iːdʒɪs
  • Hyphenation: ae‧gis

Noun

aegis (plural aegises or aegides)

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. [from early 17th c.]
  2. (figuratively) Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
    Synonyms: auspices, protection, patronage

Alternative forms

  • ægis
  • egis (rare)

Related terms

  • Aegis cruiser

Translations

Further reading

  • aegis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • aegis (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Saige

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek αἰγῐ́ς (aigís).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈae̯.ɡis/, [ˈäe̯ɡɪs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.d͡ʒis/, [ˈɛːd͡ʒis]

Noun

aegis f (genitive aegidos or aegidis); third declension

  1. the aegis, or shield. See Aegis; αἰγίς.
    1. of Zeus or Jupiter
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    2. of Athena or Minerva
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  2. (transferred senses):
    1. a shield, a defence; protection
      1. (in the writings of Ovid) the jewelry by which maidens try to conceal their ugliness
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    2. heartwood larch
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Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type).

1In poetry.

Derived terms

  • aegisonus

Descendants

References

  • “aegis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “aegis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ægis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 72/1.
  • “aegis”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[3]
  • “aegis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “aegis”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  • “aegis” on page 63/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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