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effigies.

copy, image, likeness, portrait; effigy, statue; ghost;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛfˈfɪ.ɡi.eːs]Classical-Latin[efˈfiː.d͡ʒi.es]

  1. copy, imitation

    declension-5

  2. likeness, portrait, image, effigy, statue

    declension-5
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Latin effingō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin effigiēs From effingō (“represent, portray”) + -iēs.

verb[ɛfˈfɪ.ɡi.eːs]Classical-Latin[efˈfiː.d͡ʒi.es]

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of effigiō

    active · form-of · present · second-person · singular · subjunctive
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