Éigipt

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Etymology

From Old Irish Égept, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (compare 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-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

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, no plural)
bare forms
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

Mutation

Mutated forms of Éigipt
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Éigipt nÉigipt hÉigipt not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.