abessinier

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Norwegian Bokmål

En abessinier. — An Abyssinian.

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Etymology

Abessinia +‎ -er, first part from the place name Abyssinia, from Medieval Latin Abissini, a form of Abissīnus (Abyssinian, Ethiopian), either from Arabic الحَبَشِيّ (al-ḥabašiyy, Ethiopian), a form of الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša, Abyssinia) (with the suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)), from the root ح ب ش (ḥ b š), or from Amharic ሀበሻ (häbäša, Habesha (The inhabitants of Abyssinia)). Last part from Old Norse -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words, both from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abəˈsiːnɪər/
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  • Rhymes: -ər
  • Hyphenation: ab‧es‧si‧ni‧er

Noun

abessinier m (definite singular abessinieren, indefinite plural abessiniere, definite plural abessinierne)

  1. (dated, historical) an Abyssinian (a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, and older name for Ethiopia)
    Synonym: abyssiner
    • 1901, Naturen:
      abessinierne samler frøene af dette græs
      the abyssinians gather the seeds of this grass

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