tágide

Portuguese

tágide

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʒi.ðɨ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʒi.d͡ʒi/
Hyphenation: tá‧gi‧de

Noun

tágide f (plural tágides)

(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

Synonyms

ninfa

Related terms

Tejo

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