abyssinisk

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• abyssinsk (obsolete)
• abessinsk (historical)

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)

Synonyms

• etiopisk (“Ethiopian”)

References

• “abyssinisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).