Αἰγύπτιος

See also: Αιγύπτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡýp.ti.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɡyp.ti.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɣyp.ti.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈʝyp.ti.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈʝip.ti.os/

Adjective

Αἰγύπτῐος • (Aigúptios) m (feminine Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ, neuter Αἰγύπτῐον); first/second declension

Egyptian
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.83
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.127
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.229
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.432
- 470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants 817

Inflection

First and second declension of Αἰγύπτῐος; Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ; Αἰγύπτῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Αἰγύπτῐος Aigúptios	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúption	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptioi	Αἰγύπτῐαι Aigúptiai	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptia
Genitive	Αἰγυπτῐ́ου Aiguptíou	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱς Aiguptíās	Αἰγυπτῐ́ου Aiguptíou	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptíoin	Αἰγυπτῐ́αιν Aiguptíain	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptíoin	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptíōn	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptíōn	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptíōn
Dative	Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ Aiguptíōi	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾳ Aiguptíāi	Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ Aiguptíōi	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptíoin	Αἰγυπτῐ́αιν Aiguptíain	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptíoin	Αἰγυπτῐ́οις Aiguptíois	Αἰγυπτῐ́αις Aiguptíais	Αἰγυπτῐ́οις Aiguptíois
Accusative	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúption	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱν Aiguptíān	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúption	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ους Aiguptíous	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱς Aiguptíās	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptia
Vocative	Αἰγύπτῐε Aigúptie	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúption	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptíā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptíō	Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptioi	Αἰγύπτῐαι Aigúptiai	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	Αἰγυπτῐ́ως Aiguptíōs			Αἰγυπτῐώτερος Aiguptiṓteros			Αἰγυπτῐώτᾰτος Aiguptiṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Αἰγυπτῐᾰκός (Aiguptiakós)