Egitto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “the temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eˈd͡ʒit.to/, [eˈd͡ʒit̪t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -itto
  • Stress: Egìtto
  • Hyphenation: E‧git‧to

Proper noun

Egitto m

  1. Egypt (country in North Africa)
  2. (historical) Egypt (civilization based around the river Nile)

Derived terms
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