English

Proper noun

Aegyptus

1. A king of Egypt in Greek mythology.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος ‎(Aíguptos), from Mycenaean Greek *aikupitos ‎(*-a-i-k-u-p-i-t-o-s) (nb. 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 ‎(ai-ku-pi-ti-jo) 'Egyptian'), from Late Egyptian [script needed] ‎(Hikuptah) 'Memphis', from Middle Egyptian ḥwt k3 ptḥ (literally, 'The temple of the ka of Ptah', referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈɡyp.tus/, [ae̯ˈɡʏp.tʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɛˈd͡ʒip.tus/

Proper noun

Aegyptus f ‎(genitive Aegyptī); second declension

1. Egypt

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• aegyptiacus
• aegyptius

Descendants

• English: Egypt
• French: Égypte
• Italian: Egitto
• Old Portuguese: Egito, Egipto

• Portuguese: Egito

• Spanish: Egipto

References

• Aegyptus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Aegyptus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Latin

Adjective

aegyptus m ‎(feminine aegypta, neuter aegyptum); first/second declension

1. Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people.

Inflection

First/second declension.