Egypt
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (see also the Mycenaean Greek ethnonym 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (“Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis”, literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), whose Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫikuptaḫ).
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Egypt
- A country in North Africa. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt.
- (historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
Synonyms[edit]
- (modern country): Arab Republic of Egypt
- (civilization): Ancient Egypt, Egyptian civilization
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Translations[edit]
country in North Africa
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Egypt m
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
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Egypt
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Egypt
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Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
Egypt m (genitive Egypta, Egyptu) declension pattern dub
Declension[edit]
Declension of Egypt
Derived terms[edit]
- Egypťan m, Egypťanka f
- egyptský
- egyptčina f
- Horný Egypt m, Dolný Egypt m
References[edit]
- Egypt in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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