Aegyptus
See also: aegyptus
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Aegyptus
- A king of Egypt in Greek mythology.
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis. The Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫi-ku-up-ta-aḫ /ḫikuptaḫ/).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈɡyp.tus/, [ae̯ˈɡʏp.t̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈd͡ʒip.tus/, [ɛˈd͡ʒip.t̪us]
Proper nounEdit
Aegyptus f sg (genitive Aegyptī); second declension
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Aegyptus |
| Genitive | Aegyptī |
| Dative | Aegyptō |
| Accusative | Aegyptum |
| Ablative | Aegyptō |
| Vocative | Aegypte |
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- English: Egypt
- French: Égypte
- Italian: Egitto
- Old Portuguese: Egito, Egipto
- Portuguese: Egito
- Spanish: Egipto
- Welsh: Aifft
ReferencesEdit
- Aegyptus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Aegyptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette