Egypte

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.

• IPA^(key): /eːˈɣɪp.tə/

• Audio (Netherlands):

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• Hyphenation: E‧gyp‧te
• Rhymes: -ɪptə

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

• Egyptenaar
• Egyptisch
• Egyptische
• Kopt
• Koptisch
• koptologie
• koptoloog

• Afrikaans: Egipte
• Jersey Dutch: Jâpten

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• IPA^(key): /e.ʒipt/

• Audio:

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Egypte f

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

• 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.

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

Egypte f

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

• French: Égypte, Egypte, Ægypte (archaic)
  • Antillean Creole: Ejip, Éjip
  • Haitian Creole: Ejip
  • Bourbonnais Creole:
    • Réunion Creole French: Ézip
  • → Breton: Egipt
  • → Jarai: čar Êjĭp
  • → Khmer: អេហ្ស៊ីប (ʼeeziip)
  • → Lao: ເອຢິບ (ʼē yip)
  • → Lingala: Ejipte
  • → Malagasy: Ejipta
  • → Romanian: Egipt
• → Tamil: ఈజిప్టు

• Ægypte

Derived from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈeˌɡyp.te/

Egypte m pl

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

• Egypta land
• Egyptisċ

• Middle English: Egipt
  • English: Egypt, Ægypt (archaic), Ægipt, Aegipt, Egipt, Egipte (obsolete)
    • → Burmese: အီဂျစ် (igyac)
    • → Chinese: 埃及 (Āijí)
      • → Korean: 애굽 (Aegup)
      • → Vietnamese: Ai Cập
    • → Cornish: Ejyp
    • → Gujarati: ઇજિપ્ત (ijipt)
    • → Hindi: इजिप्ट (ijipṭ), इजिप्त (ijipt)
    • → Iban: Ejip
    • → Japanese: エジプト (Ejiputo)
    • → Kannada: ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ (ījipṭ)
    • → Korean: 이집트 (Ijipteu)
    • → Malayalam: ഈജിപ്റ്റ് (ījipṟṟ‌)
    • → Maori: Īhipa
    • → Marathi: इजिप्त (ijipta)
    • → Navajo: Ííjip
    • → Nepali: इजिप्ट (ijipṭa)
    • → Odia: ଇଜିପ୍ଟ (ijipṭa)
    • → Paiwan: Idjiputu
    • → Thai: อียิปต์ (ii-yìp)

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

Egypte f (nominative singular Egypte)

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

• Middle French: Egypte
  • French: Égypte, Egypte, Ægypte (archaic)
    • Antillean Creole: Ejip, Éjip
    • Haitian Creole: Ejip
    • Bourbonnais Creole:
      • Réunion Creole French: Ézip
    • → Breton: Egipt
    • → Jarai: čar Êjĭp
    • → Khmer: អេហ្ស៊ីប (ʼeeziip)
    • → Lao: ເອຢິບ (ʼē yip)
    • → Lingala: Ejipte
    • → Malagasy: Ejipta
    • → Romanian: Egipt
  • → Tamil: ఈజిప్టు
• Norman: Êgypte
• → Middle English: Egipt
  • English: Egypt, Ægypt (archaic), Ægipt, Aegipt, Egipt, Egipte (obsolete)
    • → Burmese: အီဂျစ် (igyac)
    • → Chinese: 埃及 (Āijí)
      • → Korean: 애굽 (Aegup)
      • → Vietnamese: Ai Cập
    • → Cornish: Ejyp
    • → Gujarati: ઇજિપ્ત (ijipt)
    • → Hindi: इजिप्ट (ijipṭ), इजिप्त (ijipt)
    • → Iban: Ejip
    • → Japanese: エジプト (Ejiputo)
    • → Kannada: ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ (ījipṭ)
    • → Korean: 이집트 (Ijipteu)
    • → Malayalam: ഈജിപ്റ്റ് (ījipṟṟ‌)
    • → Maori: Īhipa
    • → Marathi: इजिप्त (ijipta)
    • → Navajo: Ííjip
    • → Nepali: इजिप्ट (ijipṭa)
    • → Odia: ଇଜିପ୍ଟ (ijipṭa)
    • → Paiwan: Idjiputu
    • → Thai: อียิปต์ (ii-yìp)