Aegyptus

See also: aegyptus

English

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus.

Proper noun

Aegyptus

A king of Egypt in Greek mythology.

Latin

Etymology

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/).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈɡyp.tus/, [ae̯ˈɡʏp.tʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɛˈd͡ʒip.tus/

Proper noun

Aegyptus f (genitive Aegyptī); second declension

Egypt

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Aegyptus
genitive	Aegyptī
dative	Aegyptō
accusative	Aegyptum
ablative	Aegyptō
vocative	Aegypte

Derived terms

Descendants

English: Egypt
French: Égypte
Italian: Egitto
Old Portuguese: Egito, Egipto
- Portuguese: Egito
Spanish: Egipto
Welsh: Aifft

References

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

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