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)

(historical, obsolete) Abyssinian (of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants)

Synonyms

etiopisk (“Ethiopian”)

References

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