Egitto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian

(ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, literally “the temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈd͡ʒit.to/
Rhymes: -itto
Hyphenation: E‧gìt‧to

Proper noun

Egitto m

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
(historical) Egypt (a civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean)

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→ Maltese: Eġittu

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