Egito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Egipto (“Egypt”), borrowed from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”), from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈʒi.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈʒi.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈʒi.tu/, (nonstandard) /iˈʒi.ptu/

  • Hyphenation: E‧gi‧to

Proper noun

Egito m

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
  2. Egypt, Ancient Egypt (an ancient civilisation in the Nile Valley)
    Synonyms: Egito Antigo, Antigo Egito

Derived terms

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