Aegyptiacus

See also: aegyptiacus

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Αἰγῠπτῐᾰκός (Aiguptiakós, “of or for the Egyptians”), from Αἰγῠ́πτῐος (Aigúptios, “Egyptian”) +‎ -ᾰκός (-akós). Equivalent to Aegyptius (“Egyptian”) +‎ -acus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯.ɡypˈti.a.kus/, [äe̯ɡʏpˈt̪iäkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.d͡ʒipˈt͡si.a.kus/, [ed͡ʒipˈt̪͡s̪iːäkus]

Adjective

Aegyptiacus (feminine Aegyptiaca, neuter Aegyptiacum, adverb Aegyptiacē); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Late Latin) Egyptian

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Aegyptiacus	Aegyptiaca	Aegyptiacum		Aegyptiacī	Aegyptiacae	Aegyptiaca
Genitive	Aegyptiacī	Aegyptiacae	Aegyptiacī		Aegyptiacōrum	Aegyptiacārum	Aegyptiacōrum
Dative	Aegyptiacō		Aegyptiacō		Aegyptiacīs
Accusative	Aegyptiacum	Aegyptiacam	Aegyptiacum		Aegyptiacōs	Aegyptiacās	Aegyptiaca
Ablative	Aegyptiacō	Aegyptiacā	Aegyptiacō		Aegyptiacīs
Vocative	Aegyptiace	Aegyptiaca	Aegyptiacum		Aegyptiacī	Aegyptiacae	Aegyptiaca

• Adverb: Aegyptiacē

Descendants

Translingual descendants

• Luffa aegyptiaca

• English: Egyptiac
• French: égyptiaque

References

• “Aegyptiacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Aegyptiacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.