Egypte
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch Egypten, ultimately from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), ultimately from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ.
The hamlet in Achtkarspelen is named after the country. It may have been named for its remote location or because of the presence of Roma in the area.
The hamlet in Ooststellingwerf is named after the country. The name may have originally belonged to a farmhouse.
The hamlet in Limburg is first attested in 1958 as Egypte. It is named after the country.
The hamlet in Noord-Brabant is first attested in 1863 as Egypte. It is named after the country.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /eːˈɣɪp.tə/
- (Netherlands)
audio (file) - Hyphenation: E‧gyp‧te
- Rhymes: -ɪptə
Proper noun[edit]
Egypte n
- Egypt
- A hamlet in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Bladel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Egypte f
- Alternative form of Égypte (“Egypt (a country in North Africa)”)
Usage notes[edit]
- In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).
Proper noun[edit]
Egypte f
- Egypt (country)
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Egypte m pl
Declension[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Egypte |
| accusative | — | Egypte |
| genitive | — | Egypta |
| dative | — | Egyptum |
Derived terms[edit]
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).
Proper noun[edit]
Egypte f (nominative singular Egypte)
- Egypt (country)
Descendants[edit]
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms derived from Egyptian
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪptə
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Countries in Africa
- nl:Exonyms
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French feminine nouns
- fr:Countries in Africa
- fr:Countries
- Middle French terms derived from Old French
- Middle French terms derived from Latin
- Middle French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Middle French lemmas
- Middle French proper nouns
- Middle French feminine nouns
- frm:Countries
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English proper nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English pluralia tantum
- ang:Demonyms
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Old French lemmas
- Old French proper nouns
- Old French feminine nouns
- fro:Countries