Éigipt
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Égept, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (compare 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)) (perhaps via Minoan), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The Temple of the ka of Ptah”), initially referring to the prominent temple in the city of Memphis, once capital in the Middle Kingdom.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
an Éigipt f (genitive na hÉigipte)
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia; official name: Poblacht Arabach na hÉigipte)
Declension edit
Declension of Éigipt
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- Éigipteach (“Egyptian”)
- Éigipteolaíocht f (“Egyptology”)
- Éigiptis f (“the Egyptian language”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Éigipt | nÉigipt | hÉigipt | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |