adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈkɒp.tɪk/
US:/ˈkɑp.tɪk/
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rhymes with -ɒptɪk
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 P T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Copts, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria or to the Coptic language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The Afroasiatic language traditionally spoken by the Copts in Egypt, now extinct and used only as a liturgical language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Egyptian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Copt Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Coptic From Copt + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kopt
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Albanian:
kopte
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Arabic:
قِبْطِيّ
(qibṭiyy)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Armenian:
ղպտիական
(ġptiakan)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Aromanian:
copt
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Aromanian:
coptescu
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Aromanian:
cuptescu
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Aromanian:
coaptã
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Aromanian:
copteascã
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Aromanian:
cupteascã
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Bengali:
কিবতী
(kibtī)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Catalan:
copte
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Chinese Mandarin:
科普特的
(Kēpǔtè de)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Czech:
koptský
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Czech:
koptický
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Danish:
koptisk
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Dutch:
Koptisch
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Dutch:
Koptisch
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Esperanto:
kopta
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Finnish:
koptilainen
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
French:
copte
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
French:
coptique
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Galician:
copto
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
German:
koptisch
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Greek:
κοπτικός
(koptikós)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Gujarati:
કિબતી
(kibtī)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Hindi:
कॉप्टिक
(kŏpṭik)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Icelandic:
koptískur
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Irish:
Coptach
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Irish:
Coptais
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Italian:
copto
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Latin:
Copticus
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Latin:
copticus
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Macedonian:
коптски
(koptski)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Malay:
Qibti
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Māori:
kapatiki
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Marathi:
कॉप्टिक
(kŏpṭik)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Norwegian Bokmål:
koptisk
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
koptisk
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Persian:
قبطی
(qebti)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Polish:
koptyjski
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Portuguese:
copta
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Portuguese:
cóptico
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Romanian:
copt
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Romanian:
coptă
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Russian:
ко́птский
(kóptskij)
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Spanish:
copto
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Spanish:
cóptico
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Swedish:
koptisk
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Turkish:
Kıptice
— of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language
Albanian:
gjuha kopte
— language
Albanian:
koptisht
— language
Arabic:
القِبْطِيَّة
(al-qibṭiyya)
— language
Arabic:
اللُّغَة القِبْطِيَّة
(al-luḡa l-qibṭiyya)
— language
Arabic:
قِبْطِيّ
(qibṭiyy)
— language
Armenian:
ղպտիերեն
(ġptieren)
— language
Azerbaijani:
qibti dili
— language
Basque:
koptoera
— language
Bengali:
কিবতী
(kibtī)
— language
Catalan:
copte
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
科普特語 /科普特语
(Kēpǔtèyǔ)
— language
