Aifft

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Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh Eifft, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣɨft, borrowed from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally The temple of the ka of Ptah).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ai̯fd/, [aift]
    • (with definite article) IPA(key): /əˈrai̯fd/, [əˈraift]

Proper noun

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yr Aifft f

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Usage notes

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  • This country name is always preceded by the definite article yr.

Derived terms

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See also

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