heypolyglot
Italian

egizio

/eˈɡit.tsjo/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 10,645

Meaning

ancient Egyptian

  • relating to ancient Egypt, its civilization, language, or culture

In a sentence

Ieri abbiamo visitato la sezione dedicata all'arte egizia.

Yesterday we visited the section dedicated to ancient Egyptian art.

A Torino c'è un famoso museo egizio molto visitato dai turisti.

In Turin there is a famous Egyptian museum heavily visited by tourists.

Le piramidi sono il simbolo più noto della civiltà egizia.

The pyramids are the best-known symbol of ancient Egyptian civilization.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
egiziomasculine · singular
egiziafeminine · singular
egizimasculine · plural
egiziefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Do not confuse with 'egiziano', which refers to modern Egypt and its citizens.
  • Capitalized only as a proper noun in certain set names (e.g. Museo Egizio).
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