Aifft

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • Aipht (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Eifft, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣɨft, borrowed from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ai̯fd/, [aift]
    • (with definite article) IPA(key): /əˈrai̯fd/, [əˈraift]

Proper noun

yr Aifft f

  1. Egypt (a country in Africa)

Usage notes
  • This country name is always preceded by the definite article yr.

Derived terms
  • Eiftaidd (“Egyptian”)
  • Eiffteg (“Egyptian (language)”)
  • Eifftiad (“Egyptian man/woman”)
  • Eifftiwr (“Egyptian man”)
  • Eifftes (“Egyptian woman”)
  • Gweriniaeth Arabaidd yr Aifft (“Arab Republic of Egypt”)
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