Ægypte

See also: aegypte and Aegypte

French

Proper noun

Ægypte f

  1. archaic spelling of Égypte
    • 1628, Sébastien Roulliard, Melun ou l'Histoire de la Ville de Melun, page 32:
      Iſis craignant le rauiſſement de Iupiter, ſ’enfuit en Ægypte : […]
      Isis, fearing the ravishment of Jupiter, fled to Egypt: […]

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.ɡyp.te/, [ˈæ.ɣyp.te]

Proper noun

Ægypte m pl

  1. the Egyptians
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Affrica ⁊ Asia hiera landġemircu onginnað of Alexandria, Egypta burg...
      The boundary between Africa and Asia begins in the Egyptian city of Alexandria...
  2. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative — Ægypte
accusative — Ægypte
genitive — Ægypta
dative — Ægyptum

Derived terms

Descendants

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