Éigipt

== Irish == === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈeːɟɪpʲtʲ/ === Proper noun === an Éigipt f (genitive na hÉigipte) Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia; official name: Poblacht Arabach na hÉigipte) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Éigipteach (“Egyptian”) Éigipteolaíocht f (“Egyptology”) Éigiptis f (“the Egyptian language”) === Mutation ===