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zeus
Latin
Noun
zeus m (genitive ze?); second declension
- John Dory (or a similar fish)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
References
- zeus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zeus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- zeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- zeus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?[1]
- zeus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- zeus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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aegis
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)
- (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) 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
- the aegis
- of Zeus or Jupiter
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Virgil to this entry?)
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- 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?)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ovid to this entry?)
- of Zeus or Jupiter
- (transferred senses):
- a shield, a defence
- (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?)
- (in the writings of Ovid) the jewelry by which maidens try to conceal their ugliness
- the heartwood of the larch
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
- a shield, a defence
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)
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