tágide

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

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

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

• ninfa

• Tejo