Aegyptus

See also: aegyptus

English

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːˈd͡ʒɪptəs/
  • Hyphenation: Ae‧gyp‧tus

Proper noun

Aegyptus

  1. 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/, [äe̯ˈɡʏpt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈd͡ʒip.tus/, [eˈd͡ʒipt̪us]

Proper noun

Aegyptus f sg (genitive Aegyptī); second declension

  1. Egypt

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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
  • Romanian: Egipt
  • 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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