Éigipt

Irish

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
Declension of Éigipt

Second 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

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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.
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