Egipto

See also: egipto

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”), from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ˈd͡ʒip.to/

Proper noun

Egipto

1. Egypt
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 14 (facsimile):

     fugiu con el a Egipto. terra de Reẏ Faraon.

     ran away with him to Egypt, land of the Pharaoh king.

Descendants

• Galician: Exipto
• Portuguese: Egipto, Egito

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Egipto m

1. (proscribed) Alternative form of Egito

Usage notes

This form was made obsolete by the 1990 Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement, but is still occasionally used in Portugal.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈxibto/ [eˈxiβ̞.t̪o]

Proper noun

Egipto m

1. Egypt

Derived terms

• egiptano
• egiptología
• egiptólogo

Related terms

• egipciaco, egipcíaco
• egipciano
• egipcio

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Ehipto