Égept
Old Irish
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːɣʲept/, /ˈeːɣʲeft/
Proper noun
Égept f
- Egypt
Derived terms
- Egeptacdæ
- Égiptda, Égipta
- Égiptech
Descendants
- Irish: Éigipt
References
- “Égept” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.