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Old English · proper noun

Ægypte

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈæ.ɡyp.te/
[ˈæ.ɣyp.te]
Syllables
ˈæ · ɡyp · te (3 syllables)
Modern English
egyptaegiptægiptægyptegiptegipteegyptians

Meaning

  1. (plural)the Egyptians

    Affrica ⁊ Asia hiera landġemircu onginnað of Alexandria, Egypta burg...

    The boundary between Africa and Asia begins in the Egyptian city of Alexandria...

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

  2. (plural)Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia)

Declension

Declension of Ægypte
Plural
Nominative Ægypte
Accusative Ægypte
Genitive Ægypta
Dative Ægyptum

All forms (3)

Etymology

Derived from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”).

Descendants

aegipt, egipt, egipte, egypt, ægipt, ægypt

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