Finnish
Etymology
From German Abessinien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑbesːiniɑ/, [ˈɑ̝be̞s̠ˌs̠iniɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iniɑ
- Syllabification(key): A‧bes‧si‧ni‧a
- Hyphenation(key): A‧bes‧si‧nia
Proper noun
Abessinia
- (historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Abyssinia" is Abessiniassa.
| Inflection of Abessinia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Abessinia
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—
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| genitive
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Abessinian
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—
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| partitive
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Abessiniaa
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—
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| illative
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Abessiniaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Abessinia
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Abessinia
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—
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| gen.
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Abessinian
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| genitive
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Abessinian
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—
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| partitive
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Abessiniaa
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—
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| inessive
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Abessiniassa
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—
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| elative
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Abessiniasta
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—
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| illative
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Abessiniaan
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—
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| adessive
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Abessinialla
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—
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| ablative
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Abessinialta
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—
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| allative
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Abessinialle
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—
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| essive
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Abessiniana
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—
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| translative
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Abessiniaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Abessiniatta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Abessiniani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Abessiniani
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—
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| gen.
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Abessiniani
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| genitive
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Abessiniani
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—
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| partitive
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Abessiniaani
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—
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| inessive
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Abessiniassani
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—
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| elative
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Abessiniastani
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—
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| illative
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Abessiniaani
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—
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| adessive
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Abessiniallani
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—
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| ablative
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Abessinialtani
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—
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| allative
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Abessinialleni
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—
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| essive
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Abessinianani
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—
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| translative
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Abessiniakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Abessiniattani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Abessiniasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Abessiniasi
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—
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| gen.
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Abessiniasi
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| genitive
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Abessiniasi
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—
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| partitive
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Abessiniaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Abessiniassasi
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—
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| elative
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Abessiniastasi
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—
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| illative
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Abessiniaasi
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—
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| adessive
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Abessiniallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Abessinialtasi
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—
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| allative
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Abessiniallesi
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—
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| essive
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Abessinianasi
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—
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| translative
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Abessiniaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Abessiniattasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Abessiniamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Abessiniamme
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—
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| gen.
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Abessiniamme
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| genitive
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Abessiniamme
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—
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| partitive
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Abessiniaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Abessiniassamme
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—
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| elative
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Abessiniastamme
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—
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| illative
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Abessiniaamme
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—
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| adessive
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Abessiniallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Abessinialtamme
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—
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| allative
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Abessiniallemme
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—
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| essive
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Abessinianamme
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—
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| translative
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Abessiniaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Abessiniattamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Abessinianne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Abessinianne
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—
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| gen.
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Abessinianne
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| genitive
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Abessinianne
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—
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| partitive
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Abessiniaanne
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—
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| inessive
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Abessiniassanne
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—
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| elative
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Abessiniastanne
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—
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| illative
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Abessiniaanne
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—
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| adessive
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Abessiniallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Abessinialtanne
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—
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| allative
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Abessiniallenne
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—
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| essive
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Abessiniananne
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—
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| translative
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Abessiniaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Abessiniattanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Abessiniansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Abessiniansa
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—
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| gen.
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Abessiniansa
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| genitive
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Abessiniansa
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—
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| partitive
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Abessiniaansa
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—
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| inessive
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Abessiniassaan
Abessiniassansa
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—
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| elative
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Abessiniastaan
Abessiniastansa
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—
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| illative
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Abessiniaansa
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—
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| adessive
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Abessiniallaan
Abessiniallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Abessinialtaan
Abessinialtansa
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—
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| allative
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Abessinialleen
Abessiniallensa
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—
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| essive
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Abessinianaan
Abessinianansa
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—
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| translative
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Abessiniakseen
Abessiniaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Abessiniattaan
Abessiniattansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Renaissance Latin Abissīnī (“the Abyssinians”), 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)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abəˈsiːnɪa/
- Rhymes: -ɪa
- Hyphenation: A‧bes‧si‧ni‧a
Proper noun
Abessinia
- (historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Abessinia
- (historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)
Synonyms
Derived terms