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)
Declension
Declension of Éigipt
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (modern country): Poblacht Arabach na hÉigipte
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Mutation
| 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. | |||
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