abyssinisk

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Etymology

From Abessinia +‎ -sk, first part 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 -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abʏˈsiːnɪsk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪsk
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ys‧sin‧isk

Adjective

abyssinisk (neuter singular abyssinisk, definite singular and plural abyssiniske, comparative mer abyssinisk, superlative mest abyssinisk)

  1. (historical, obsolete) Abyssinian (of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants)

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