égida

From Latin aegidem, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin”) (from which the shield of Athena was made, and thus the sense “protection, shield”), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”). First attested in 1589.

• IPA^(key): /ˈexida/ [ˈe.xi.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -exida
• Syllabification: é‧gi‧da

égida f (plural égidas)

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

   Synonym: protección

3. (literary) shield

   Synonyms: coraza, escudo

• “égida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024