Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Égept, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (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
Proper noun
an Éigipt f (genitive na hÉigipte)
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia; official name: Poblacht Arabach na hÉigipte)
Declension
Declension of Éigipt (second declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
- Éigipteach (“Egyptian”)
- Éigipteolaíocht f (“Egyptology”)
- Éigiptis f (“the Egyptian language”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of Éigipt
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| Éigipt
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nÉigipt
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hÉigipt
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.