Égept

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Mycenaean Greek *Aiguptos (compare 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-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): [ˈeːɣʲept], [ˈeːɣʲeft]

Proper noun

Égept f

  1. Egypt (a country in Africa)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: Éigipt
  • Manx: Eajipt
  • Scottish Gaelic: Eiphit

Mutation

Mutation of Égept
radical lenition nasalization
Égept
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 Égept n-Égept

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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