LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aegyptius

aegyptius (feminine aegyptia, neuter aegyptium)
Classical[ae̯ˈɡyp.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈd͡ʒip.t͡si.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehistoricalAncient Egyptian (of, from or relating to Ancient Egypt)
  2. New LatinadjectiveEgyptian (of, from or relating to modern Egypt)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaegyptiusaegyptiaaegyptium
genitiveaegyptiīaegyptiaeaegyptiī
dativeaegyptiōaegyptiaeaegyptiō
accusativeaegyptiumaegyptiamaegyptium
ablativeaegyptiōaegyptiāaegyptiō
vocativeaegyptieaegyptiaaegyptium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaegyptiīaegyptiaeaegyptia
genitiveaegyptiōrumaegyptiārumaegyptiōrum
dativeaegyptiīsaegyptiīsaegyptiīs
accusativeaegyptiōsaegyptiāsaegyptia
ablativeaegyptiīsaegyptiīsaegyptiīs
vocativeaegyptiīaegyptiaeaegyptia

Aegyptĭus, a, um, adj., = Αἰγύπτιος,
I. Egyptian (the class. word for the later Aegyptiacus in Gell., Plin., and Treb.): rex, Cic. Pis. 21: acetum, a superior kind of vinegar, id. Hortens. ap. Non.: bellum, Nep. Dat. 3: litus, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 142: mare, id. 5, 9, 10, § 54: classes, Suet. Caes. 39: vir, Vulg. Gen. 39, 1: ancilla, ib. ib. 16, 1; ib. Act. 21, 38 al.—Hence,
II. Subst.: Aegyptĭus, ii, m., an Egyptian: quid igitur censes? Apim illum sanctum Aegyptiorum bovem, nonne deum videri Aegyptiis? Cic. N. D. 1, 29; id. Rep. 3, 9; Caes. B. C. 3, 110; Vulg. Exod. 2, 14; ib. Act. 7. 22 al.

Origins

Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥder. Ancient Greek Αἴγῠπτος (Aígŭptos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios)bor. Latin aegyptius Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios).

Descendants
  • Catalanegipci
  • Italianegizio
  • Portugueseegípciofrom Old Galician-Portuguese egípcio
  • Spanishegipciofrom Old Spanish egipcio
  • Galicianexipciofrom Old Galician-Portuguese egípcio

In English words that came into English from aegyptius

  • Gypsyaegyptianus

Quick answers

What does aegyptius mean in Latin?
aegyptius, a adjective, means “Ancient Egyptian (of, from or relating to Ancient Egypt); Egyptian (of, from or relating to modern Egypt)”.
How do you pronounce aegyptius?
In classical Latin, [ae̯ˈɡyp.ti.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈd͡ʒip.t͡si.us].