Éigipt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Égept, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (compare 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)) (perhaps via Minoan), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The Temple of the ka of Ptah”), initially referring to the prominent temple in the city of Memphis, once capital in the Middle Kingdom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɟɪpʲtʲ/

Proper noun

an Éigipt f (genitive na hÉigipte)

1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia; official name: Poblacht Arabach na hÉigipte)

Declension

Declension of Éigipt

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Éigipt Vocative a Éigipt Genitive Éigipte Dative Éigipt

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Éigipt Genitive na hÉigipte Dative leis an Éigipt don Éigipt

Derived terms

• Éigipteach (“Egyptian”)
• Éigipteolaíocht f (“Egyptology”)
• Éigiptis f (“the Egyptian language”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Éigipt	nÉigipt	hÉigipt	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.