Egitto

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “the temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eˈd͡ʒit.to/
  • Rhymes: -itto
  • Hyphenation: E‧gìt‧to

Proper noun[edit]

Egitto m

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
  2. (historical) Egypt (a civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean)

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Maltese: Eġittu
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