copte
French, noun/kɔpt/
copte is spelled C-O-P-T-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,217th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Copte is a French masculine noun meaning “Copt (Egyptian Christian person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chrétien d’Égypte et d’Éthiopie, généralement de confession monophysite”.
What does copte mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineCopt (Egyptian Christian person)
noun
- 1
masculinethe Coptic language
adjective
- 1
Coptic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux chrétiens d’Égypte et d’Éthiopie ou à leur Église.
noun: 1. Chrétien d’Égypte et d’Éthiopie, généralement de confession monophysite.
noun: 1. Langue éteinte qui était parlée en Égypte.
noun: 1. Égyptien chrétien.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of copte
- coptes plural
- Copte
- Coptes plural masculine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce copte?
- /kɔpt/
- \kɔpt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to copte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is copte in French?
copte appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).