Éigipt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Égept, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Mycenaean Greek *Aiguptos (compare 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo, Egyptian)) (perhaps via Minoan), from Egyptian ḥwt kꜣ ptḥ (literally The Temple of the Soul of Ptah), initially referring to the prominent temple in the city of Memphis once capital in the Middle Kingdom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeːɟɪpʲtʲ]

Proper noun

an Éigipt f (genitive na hÉigipte)

  1. Egypt

Declension

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Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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.
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