Αἰγύπτιος

See also: Αιγύπτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix). Cognate to Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡýp.ti.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɡyp.ti.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈʝyp.ti.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈʝyp.ti.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈʝip.ti.os/

Adjective

Αἰγύπτῐος • (Aigúptĭos) m (feminine Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ, neuter Αἰγύπτῐον); first/second declension

Egyptian
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.83
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.127
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.229
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.432
- 470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants 817

Inflection

First and second declension of Αἰγύπτῐος; Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ; Αἰγύπτῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Αἰγύπτῐος Aigúptĭos	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúptĭon	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptĭoi	Αἰγύπτῐαι Aigúptĭai	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptĭă
Genitive	Αἰγυπτῐ́ου Aiguptĭ́ou	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱς Aiguptĭ́ās	Αἰγυπτῐ́ου Aiguptĭ́ou	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptĭ́oin	Αἰγυπτῐ́αιν Aiguptĭ́ain	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptĭ́oin	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptĭ́ōn	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptĭ́ōn	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptĭ́ōn
Dative	Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ Aiguptĭ́ōi	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾳ Aiguptĭ́āi	Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ Aiguptĭ́ōi	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptĭ́oin	Αἰγυπτῐ́αιν Aiguptĭ́ain	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptĭ́oin	Αἰγυπτῐ́οις Aiguptĭ́ois	Αἰγυπτῐ́αις Aiguptĭ́ais	Αἰγυπτῐ́οις Aiguptĭ́ois
Accusative	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúptĭon	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱν Aiguptĭ́ān	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúptĭon	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ους Aiguptĭ́ous	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱς Aiguptĭ́ās	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptĭă
Vocative	Αἰγύπτῐε Aigúptĭe	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúptĭon	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptĭoi	Αἰγύπτῐαι Aigúptĭai	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	Αἰγυπτῐ́ως Aiguptĭ́ōs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

Αἰγύπτιος • (Aigúptios) m (genitive Αἰγυπτῐ́ου); second declension, feminine: Αἰγυπτία (Aiguptía), also Αἰγυπτιάς (Aiguptiás)

(demonym) Egyptian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αἰγύπτῐος; τοῦ Αἰγυπτῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Αἰγύπτῐος ho Aigúptĭos	τὼ Αἰγυπτῐ́ω tṑ Aiguptĭ́ō	οἱ Αἰγύπτῐοι hoi Aigúptĭoi
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰγυπτῐ́ου toû Aiguptĭ́ou	τοῖν Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν toîn Aiguptĭ́oin	τῶν Αἰγυπτῐ́ων tôn Aiguptĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ tōî Aiguptĭ́ōi	τοῖν Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν toîn Aiguptĭ́oin	τοῖς Αἰγυπτῐ́οις toîs Aiguptĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸν Αἰγύπτῐον tòn Aigúptĭon	τὼ Αἰγυπτῐ́ω tṑ Aiguptĭ́ō	τοὺς Αἰγυπτῐ́ους toùs Aiguptĭ́ous
Vocative	Αἰγύπτῐε Aigúptĭe	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptĭoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Αἰγυπτῐάζω (Aiguptĭázō)
Αἰγυπτῐᾰκός (Aiguptĭăkós)
Αἰγυπτῐαστί (Aiguptĭastí) / Αἰγυπτῐστί (Aiguptĭstí, adverb)
Αἰγύπτιοι (Aigúptioi) (nationality: in plural)

Descendants

→ Arabic: قبط
→ Italian: ghezzo
→ Latin: aegyptius (see there for further descendants)

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

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