Äthiopien

See also: Æthiopien

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía), from Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, “an Ethiopian”), traditionally said to mean "one with a charred complexion", from αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face, complexion”), but this is formally difficult and seems like a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈtjoːpi̯ən/, [ɛ-], [e-], [-pi.ən], [-pjən]

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• Hyphenation: Äthi‧o‧pi‧en

Proper noun

Äthiopien n (proper noun, genitive Äthiopiens or (optionally with an article) Äthiopien)

1. Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)

Declension

Declension of Äthiopien [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Äthiopien
genitive	eines	des	Äthiopiens
dative	einem	dem	Äthiopien
accusative	ein	das	Äthiopien

Derived terms

• Äthiopier
• äthiopisch
• Demokratische Bundesrepublik Äthiopien

 

Further reading

• “Äthiopien” in Duden online
• “Äthiopien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache