Ægyptienne

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French

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Etymology

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From Ægyptien (Egyptian) +‎ -ne (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /e.ʒip.sjɛn/

Noun

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Ægyptienne f (plural Ægyptiennes)

  1. (archaic) female equivalent of Ægyptien (archaic spelling of Égyptien)
    • 1628, Sébastien Roulliard, Melun ou l'Histoire de la Ville de Melun, page 38:
      [] qu’en la ville Ægyptienne de Sais , l’image de Pallas, laquelle ils estimoient estre cette mesme Deesse, avoit une telle inscription.
      [] that in the Egyptian city of Sais, the image of Pallas, which they considered to be the same Goddess, had such an inscription.