Noun: aegis
Hyphenation:
Gender: Feminine
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular | aegis |
| Plural | aegides; aegidēs |
Genitive
| Singular | aegidos; aegidis |
| Plural | aegidum |
Dative
| Singular | aegidī |
| Plural | aegidibus |
Accusative
| Singular | aegida; aegidem |
| Plural | aegidas; aegidēs |
Ablative
| Singular | aegide |
| Plural | aegidibus |
Vocative
| Singular | aegis; aegi |
| Plural | aegides; aegidēs |
Sample Sentences
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iam galeam Pallas et aegida / currusque et rabiem parat. (See! Pallas trims her aegis and her helm, her chariot and her ire.) [23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horatius, Carmina 1.15.11-12]
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[...] Pallās, prō ducibus nostrīs aegida semper habē. (… Pallas, always hold your aegis before our leaders.
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(‘‘Pallas’’ was an epithet for the Greek goddess Athena, syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva.) [8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 3.847–848]
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek αἰγῐ́ς (aigĭ́s).
Verbs referencing "aegis"
English Nouns
aegis, German Nouns
Ägide, Italian Nouns
egida, Spanish Nouns
égida, Catalan Nouns
ègida, Ukrainian Nouns
егіда, Swedish Nouns
egid.
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