Aegyptus

See also: aegyptus

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Aegyptus.

Proper noun

Aegyptus

1. A king of Egypt in Greek mythology.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis. The Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫi-ku-up-ta-aḫ /⁠ḫikuptaḫ⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈɡyp.tus/, [äe̯ˈɡʏpt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈd͡ʒip.tus/, [eˈd͡ʒipt̪us]

Proper noun

Aegyptus f sg (genitive Aegyptī); second declension

1. Egypt

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aegyptus
Genitive	Aegyptī
Dative	Aegyptō
Accusative	Aegyptum
Ablative	Aegyptō
Vocative	Aegypte

Derived terms

• aegyptiacus
• aegyptius

Descendants

• English: Egypt
• French: Égypte
• Italian: Egitto
• Old Galician-Portuguese: Egito, Egipto
  • Portuguese: Egito
• Spanish: Egipto
• Welsh: Aifft

References

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