Egitto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian (ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, literally “the temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈd͡ʒit.to/
• Rhymes: -itto
• Hyphenation: E‧gìt‧to

Proper noun

Egitto m

1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
2. (historical) Egypt (a civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean)

Derived terms

• egittologia
• egittologo

Related terms

• egiziaco
• egiziano
• egizio

Descendants

• → Maltese: Eġittu