Addis

See also: addis

English

Etymology 1

From a diminutive of Adam + the patronymic suffix -s.

Proper noun

Addis

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of Addis Ababa.

Proper noun

Addis

1. Clipping of Addis Ababa.
   • 2005, Michela Wrong, I Didn't Do It For You, page 153:

     As Italian soldiers advanced on Addis, Haile Selassie quietly boarded an overloaded train to Djibouti with his wife and five children, brushing aside the remonstrations of aghast Ethiopian notables.

Etymology 3

From Addi +‎ -s.

Proper noun

Addis

1. plural of Addi

Anagrams

• diads, disad

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of Addis Abeba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑdːis/, [ˈɑ̝dːis̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑdːis
• Syllabification^(key): Ad‧dis

Proper noun

Addis (informal)

1. Addis Ababa (Ethiopia's capital city)

Declension

Inflection of Addis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Addis	—
genitive		Addiksen	—
partitive		Addista	—
illative		Addikseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Addis	—
accusative	nom.	Addis	—
	gen.	Addiksen
genitive		Addiksen	—
partitive		Addista	—
inessive		Addiksessa	—
elative		Addiksesta	—
illative		Addikseen	—
adessive		Addiksella	—
ablative		Addikselta	—
allative		Addikselle	—
essive		Addiksena	—
translative		Addikseksi	—
abessive		Addiksetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Addis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Addikseni — accusative nom. Addikseni — gen. Addikseni genitive Addikseni — partitive Addistani — inessive Addiksessani — elative Addiksestani — illative Addikseeni — adessive Addiksellani — ablative Addikseltani — allative Addikselleni — essive Addiksenani — translative Addiksekseni — abessive Addiksettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Addiksesi — accusative nom. Addiksesi — gen. Addiksesi genitive Addiksesi — partitive Addistasi — inessive Addiksessasi — elative Addiksestasi — illative Addikseesi — adessive Addiksellasi — ablative Addikseltasi — allative Addiksellesi — essive Addiksenasi — translative Addikseksesi — abessive Addiksettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Addiksemme — accusative nom. Addiksemme — gen. Addiksemme genitive Addiksemme — partitive Addistamme — inessive Addiksessamme — elative Addiksestamme — illative Addikseemme — adessive Addiksellamme — ablative Addikseltamme — allative Addiksellemme — essive Addiksenamme — translative Addikseksemme — abessive Addiksettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Addiksenne — accusative nom. Addiksenne — gen. Addiksenne genitive Addiksenne — partitive Addistanne — inessive Addiksessanne — elative Addiksestanne — illative Addikseenne — adessive Addiksellanne — ablative Addikseltanne — allative Addiksellenne — essive Addiksenanne — translative Addikseksenne — abessive Addiksettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Addiksensa — accusative nom. Addiksensa — gen. Addiksensa genitive Addiksensa — partitive Addistaan Addistansa — inessive Addiksessaan Addiksessansa — elative Addiksestaan Addiksestansa — illative Addikseensa — adessive Addiksellaan Addiksellansa — ablative Addikseltaan Addikseltansa — allative Addikselleen Addiksellensa — essive Addiksenaan Addiksenansa — translative Addiksekseen Addikseksensa — abessive Addiksettaan Addiksettansa — instructive — — comitative — —