abessinier

Norwegian Bokmål

En abessinier. — An Abyssinian.

Alternative forms

• abyssiner

Etymology

Abessinia +‎ -er, first part from the place name Abyssinia, 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 -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words, both from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abəˈsiːnɪər/

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• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: ab‧es‧si‧ni‧er

Noun

abessinier m (definite singular abessinieren, indefinite plural abessiniere, definite plural abessinierne)

1. (dated, historical) an Abyssinian (a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, and older name for Ethiopia)

   Synonym: abyssiner

   • 1901, Naturen:

     abessinierne samler frøene af dette græs

     the abyssinians gather the seeds of this grass

Derived terms

• abessinierbrønn (“tube well (Abyssinian well)”)

Related terms

• Abessinia (“Abyssinia”)
• abessinsk (“Abyssinian”)

References

• “abessinier” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abessinier” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).