Aegyptus

See also: aegyptus

English

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus.

Proper noun

Aegyptus

A king of Egypt in Greek mythology.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis. The Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫi-ku-up-ta-aḫ /ḫikuptaḫ/).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈɡyp.tus/, [ae̯ˈɡʏp.tʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɛˈd͡ʒip.tus/

Proper noun

Aegyptus f (genitive Aegyptī); second declension

Egypt

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aegyptus
Genitive	Aegyptī
Dative	Aegyptō
Accusative	Aegyptum
Ablative	Aegyptō
Vocative	Aegypte

Derived terms

Descendants

English: Egypt
French: Égypte
Italian: Egitto
Old Portuguese: Egito, Egipto
- Portuguese: Egito
Spanish: Egipto
Welsh: Aifft

References

Aegyptus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Aegyptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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