Egypte
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch Egypten, ultimately from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), ultimately from Egyptian ḥwt kꜣ ptḥ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːˈɣɪp.tə/
- (Netherlands)
audio (file) - Hyphenation: E‧gyp‧te
- Rhymes: -ɪptə
Proper noun
Egypte n
Related terms
- Egyptenaar
- Egyptisch
- Egyptische
- Kopt
- Koptisch
- koptologie
- koptoloog
Descendants
- Afrikaans: Egipte
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ʒipt/
Proper noun
Egypte f
- Alternative form of Égypte
Usage notes
- In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).
Proper noun
Egypte f
- Egypt (country)
Old French
Etymology
From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).
Proper noun
Egypte f (nominative singular Egypte)
- Egypt (country)
Descendants
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