Aegyptus

== English == === Alternative forms === Ægyptus === Etymology === From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iːˈd͡ʒɪptəs/ Hyphenation: Ae‧gyp‧tus === Proper noun === Aegyptus A king of Egypt in Greek mythology. == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis. The Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫi-ku-up-ta-aḫ /⁠ḫikuptaḫ⁠/). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ae̯ˈɡyp.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈd͡ʒip.tus] === Proper noun === Aegyptus f sg (genitive Aegyptī); second declension Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== aegyptiacus aegyptius ==== Descendants ==== === References === “Aegyptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Aegyptus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.