Egypte

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See also: Égypte and Êgypte

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch Egypten, ultimately from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), ultimately from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ.

The hamlet in Achtkarspelen is named after the country. It may have been named for its remote location or because of the presence of Roma in the area.

The hamlet in Ooststellingwerf is named after the country. The name may have originally belonged to a farmhouse.

The hamlet in Limburg is first attested in 1958 as Egypte. It is named after the country.

The hamlet in Noord-Brabant is first attested in 1863 as Egypte. It is named after the country.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːˈɣɪp.tə/
  • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
  • Hyphenation: E‧gyp‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɪptə

Proper noun

Egypte n

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
  2. A hamlet in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
  3. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
  4. A hamlet in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
  5. A hamlet in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: Egipte
  • Jersey Dutch: Jâpten

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Egypte f

  1. Alternative form of Égypte: Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Usage notes

  • In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).

Proper noun

Egypte f

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Descendants

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Egypte m pl

  1. the Egyptians
  2. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative — Egypte
accusative — Egypte
genitive — Egypta
dative — Egyptum

Derived terms

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Egypte f (nominative singular Egypte)

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Descendants

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