Koptisch

See also: koptisch

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτῐος (Aigúptios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔp.tis/

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• Hyphenation: Kop‧tisch
• Rhymes: -ɔptis

Proper noun

Koptisch n

1. Coptic (Egyptian language, of a stage later than Demotic) [from 18th c.]

Adjective

Koptisch (not comparable)

1. Coptic [from 17th c.]

Inflection

Declension of Koptisch
uninflected	Koptisch
inflected	Koptische
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		Koptisch
indefinite	m./f. sing.	Koptische
	n. sing.	Koptisch
	plural	Koptische
definite		Koptische
partitive		Koptisch

German

Proper noun

Koptisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Koptisch or Koptischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Koptische, alternative genitive Koptischen, no plural)

1. Coptic (language)

   Synonym: koptische Sprache

Related terms

• koptisch
• Kopte
• Koptin

Further reading

• “Koptisch” in Duden online