Abissinus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الحَبَشِيّ (al-ḥabašiyy, “Ethiopian”), in the 8^th century.

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.bisˈsi.nus/, [äbisˈsiːnus]

Adjective

Abissīnus (feminine Abissīna, neuter Abissīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) Abyssinian, Ethiopian

   Synonym: Aethiopicus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective, with locative.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Abissīnus	Abissīna	Abissīnum		Abissīnī	Abissīnae	Abissīna
Genitive	Abissīnī	Abissīnae	Abissīnī		Abissīnōrum	Abissīnārum	Abissīnōrum
Dative	Abissīnō		Abissīnō		Abissīnīs
Accusative	Abissīnum	Abissīnam	Abissīnum		Abissīnōs	Abissīnās	Abissīna
Ablative	Abissīnō	Abissīnā	Abissīnō		Abissīnīs
Vocative	Abissīne	Abissīna	Abissīnum		Abissīnī	Abissīnae	Abissīna
Locative	Abissīnī	Abissīnae	Abissīnī		Abissīnīs

Descendants

• → English: Abyssinia
• → Norwegian Bokmål: Abessinia