Éigipt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Égept, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (compare 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-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): /ˈeːɟɪpʲtʲ/

Proper noun

an Éigipt f (genitive na hÉigipte)

1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia; official name: Poblacht Arabach na hÉigipte)

Declension

Declension of Éigipt (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Éigipt vocative a Éigipt genitive Éigipte dative Éigipt forms with the definite article singular nominative an Éigipt genitive na hÉigipte dative leis an Éigipt don Éigipt

Derived terms

• Éigipteach (“Egyptian”)
• Éigipteolaíocht f (“Egyptology”)
• Éigiptis f (“the Egyptian language”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Éigipt

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Éigipt	nÉigipt	hÉigipt	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.