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

Egypte n

1. Egypt
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, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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

• Afrikaans: Egipte
• Jersey Dutch: Jâpten

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /e.ʒipt/

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Egypte f

1. Alternative form of Égypte (“Egypt (a country in North Africa)”)

• 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 (country)

Derived from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈeˌɡyp.te/

Egypte m pl

1. the Egyptians
2. Egypt

• Egypta land
• Egyptisċ

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

Egypte f (nominative singular Egypte)

1. Egypt (country)

• French: Egypte, Égypte
• Norman: Êgypte