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English

Etymology

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

The plural form aegides (IPA^(key): /?i?d???di?z/) is borrowed from Latin aegides, from Ancient Greek ???????? (aigídes).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?i?d??s/
• 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 ?????? (aigís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ae?.?is/, [?äe???s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?e.d??is/, [???d??is]

Noun

aegis f (genitive aegidos or aegidis); third declension

1. the aegis
   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
      1. (in the writings of Ovid) the jewelry by which maidens try to conceal their ugliness
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   2. the heartwood of the larch
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Declension

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

¹In poetry.

Derived terms

• aegisonus

Related terms

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?^[1]
• 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)

English

Etymology

From Middle English influence, from Old French influence (“emanation from the stars affecting one's fate”), from Medieval Latin ?nfluentia, from Latin ?nflu?ns (“flowing in”), present active participle of ?nflu? (“flow into”), from in- (“in-”) + flu? (“flow”). Doublet of influenza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.flu.?ns/
• Hyphenation: in?flu?ence

Noun

influence (countable and uncountable, plural influences)

1. The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

2. An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.

3. A person or thing exerting such power or action.

   • The animals were thoroughly frightened. It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind of invisible influence, pervading the air about them and menacing them with all kinds of dangers.

4. (astrology) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
5. (obsolete) The action of flowing in; influx.
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.

6. (electricity) Electrostatic induction.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often applied to "influence": cultural, political, social, economic, military, personal, moral, intellectual, mental, good, bad, positive, negative, beneficial, harmful, huge, big, heavy, significant, important, potential, actual, primary.

Hyponyms

• social influence

Derived terms

• influencer

Related terms

Translations

Verb

influence (third-person singular simple present influences, present participle influencing, simple past and past participle influenced)

1. (transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.

   The politician wants to influence the public.

   I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life.

2. (intransitive) To exert, make use of one's influence.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.

Derived terms

• influenceable
• influencer
• influencive

Related terms

• influent
• influential
• influenza, flu

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French influence, borrowed from Medieval Latin ?nfluentia, from Latin ?nflu?ns (“flowing in”), present active participle of ?nflu? (“flow into”), from in- (“in-”) + flu? (“flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.fly.??s/

Noun

influence f (plural influences)

1. influence

Derived terms

• zone d'influence

Related terms

Verb

influence

1. first-person singular present indicative of influencer
2. third-person singular present indicative of influencer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of influencer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of influencer
5. second-person singular imperative of influencer

Further reading

• “influence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ?nfluentia, from Latin ?nflu?ns (“flowing in”), present active participle of ?nflu? (“flow into”).

Noun

influence f (oblique plural influences, nominative singular influence, nominative plural influences)

1. inundation; flooding; influx of water
2. influence, especially viewed as a mystical force affecting one's fate

Descendants

• ? English: influence
• French: influence

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (influence, supplement)