Égept

Borrowed from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Mycenaean Greek *Aiguptos (compare 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɣʲept/, /ˈeːɣʲeft/

Égept f

1. Egypt

• Egeptacdæ
• Égiptda, Égipta
• Égiptech

• Irish: Éigipt

• “Égept” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.