tágide

Portuguese

tágide

Etymology

From Latin Tagus. The term was coined by André de Resende.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʒi.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʒi.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʒi.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʒi.dɨ/ [ˈta.ʒi.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: tá‧gi‧de

Noun

tágide f (plural tágides)

1. (Portuguese mythology) a water nymph dwelling in the Tagus river
   • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 1st canto:

     E vós, Tágides minhas

     And you, my Tagian Nymphs

   Synonym: ninfa

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