abyssinisk
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- abyssinsk (obsolete)
- abessinsk (historical)
Etymology
From Abessinia + -sk, from the name Abessinia ("Abyssinia"), a historical term for Ethiopia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abʏˈsiːnɪsk/
- Rhymes: -iːnɪsk
- 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
References
- “abyssinisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).