aegis

== English == === Alternative forms === ægis, egis (rare) === 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 (/ˈiːd͡ʒɪdiːz/) is borrowed from Latin aegides, from Ancient Greek αἰγῐ́δες (aigĭ́des). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈiːd͡ʒɪs/ Rhymes: -iːdʒɪs Hyphenation: ae‧gis === Noun === aegis (plural aegises or aegides) (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.] (figuratively) Guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship. Synonyms: auspices, protection, patronage under the aegis ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === aegis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia aegis (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Saige == Latin == === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek αἰγῐ́ς (aigĭ́s). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈae̯.ɡɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.d͡ʒis] === Noun === aegis f (genitive aegidos or aegidis); third declension the aegis, or shield. See Aegis; αἰγίς. of Zeus or Jupiter (Can we find and add a quotation of Virgil to this entry?) (Can we find and add a quotation of Silius Italicus to this entry?) of Athena or Minerva (Can we find and add a quotation of Virgil to this entry?) (Can we find and add a quotation of Horace to this entry?) (transferred senses): a shield, a defence; protection (in the writings of Ovid) the jewelry by which maidens try to conceal their ugliness (Can we find and add a quotation of Ovid to this entry?) heartwood larch (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?) ==== 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)