English Explanatory Dictionary

Aegyptus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A king of Egypt in Greek mythology.

Pronunciation

/iːˈd͡ʒɪptəs/

Word forms

Aegyptus Ægyptus

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”).

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