Aifft

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • Aipht (obsolete)

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

yr Aifft f

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

  • Eifftaidd (“Egyptian”, adjective)
  • Eiffteg (“Egyptian (language)”, adjective or noun)
  • Eifftes (“Egyptian (woman)”)
  • Eifftiad (“Egyptian (man/woman)”)
  • Eifftiwr (“Egyptian (man)”)
  • Gweriniaeth Arabaidd yr Aifft (“Arab Republic of Egypt”)
  • Hen Aifft (“Ancient Egypt”)

See also

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