abyssinsk

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /abʏˈsiːnsk/
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  • Rhymes: -iːnsk
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ys‧sinsk

Adjective

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abyssinsk (neuter singular abyssinsk, definite singular and plural abyssinske, comparative mer abyssinsk, superlative mest abyssinsk)

  1. (historical, obsolete) Abyssinian (of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants)
    Synonym: etiopisk
    • 1933, Aksel Sandemose, En flyktning krysser sitt spor, page 112:
      den tenkende hest tenker naturligvis hverken på norsk eller abyssinsk
      the thinking horse naturally thinks neither of Norwegian nor Abyssinian

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