Éigipt

Irish

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Etymology

From Old Irish Égept, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɟɪpʲtʲ/

Proper noun

an Éigipt f (genitive na hÉigipte)

1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia; official name: Poblacht Arabach na hÉigipte)

Declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Éigipt Vocative a Éigipt Genitive Éigipte Dative Éigipt

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Éigipt Genitive na hÉigipte Dative leis an Éigipt don Éigipt

Declension of Éigipt

Second declension

Derived terms

• Éigipteach (“Egyptian”)
• Éigipteolaíocht f (“Egyptology”)
• Éigiptis f (“the Egyptian language”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Éigipt	nÉigipt	hÉigipt	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.