Abissinus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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
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