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αἰγίς

Third declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: αἰγίς αἰγίδος

Structure: αἰγιδ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: ai)/c

Sense

  1. the aegis, a shield of Zeus or cloak of Athena
  2. a goat-skin coat

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative αἰγίς αἰγίδε αἰγίδες
Genitive αἰγίδος αἰγίδοιν αἰγίδων
Dative αἰγίδι αἰγίδοιν αἰγίσιν*
Accusative αἰγίδα αἰγίδε αἰγίδας
Vocative αἰγί αἰγίδε αἰγίδες

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • πλάθουσι βλαστοῦσι καὶ πεδαίχμιοι λαμπάδεσ πεδάοροι, πτανά τε καὶ πεδοβά‐ μονα κἀνεμοέντ’ ἂν αἰγίδων φράσαι κότον. (Aeschylus, Libation Bearers, choral, strophe 12)
  • πλὴν γὰρ ἢ ὅτι σκυτίνη ἡ ἐσθὴσ τῶν Λιβυσσέων ἐστὶ καὶ οἱ θύσανοι οἱ ἐκ τῶν αἰγίδων αὐτῇσι οὐκ ὄφιεσ εἰσὶ ἀλλὰ ἱμάντινοι, τά γε ἄλλα πάντα κατὰ τὠυτὸ ἔσταλται. (Herodotus, The Histories, book 4, chapter 189 1:2)

Synonyms

  1. a goat-skin coat

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