Abyssinian
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Abyssian, Abyssin, Abyssine (rare)
- Abissinian (archaic)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.i.ən/, /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.i.ən/, /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.jən/
- Rhymes: -ɪnjən, -ɪniən
Adjective edit
Abyssinian (not comparable)
- (dated, usually capitalized) Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian. [First attested in the late 18th century.][1]
- 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 335:
- Our men are frightened of these Abyssinian women.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
of or pertaining to Abyssinia
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Noun edit
Abyssinian (plural Abyssinians)
- A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt making it one of the oldest breeds in the world; Abyssinian cat. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
- Synonym: Aby
- A member of the Abyssinian Church.
- (dated) A native of Ethiopia. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
- 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 308:
- A group of Abyssinians are astride horses in brightly colored saddles at the top of the hill across the valley.
Translations edit
a native of Abyssinia
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cat
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Proper noun edit
Abyssinian
- The Amharic language.
Derived terms edit
- Abyssinian gold - an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zinc
- Abyssinian tea
Translations edit
Amharic — see Amharic
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abyssinian”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.