Égept

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed 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 ka of Ptah”), initially referring to the prominent temple in the city of Memphis, once capital in the Middle Kingdom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɣʲept/, /ˈeːɣʲeft/

Proper noun

Égept f

1. Egypt

Derived terms

• Egeptacdæ
• Égiptda, Égipta
• Égiptech

Descendants

• Irish: Éigipt

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Égept”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language