Abisyn
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Greek Αβησσυνός (Avissynós), from Latin Abissīnus, from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša). First attested in 1609.
Pronunciation
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /aˈbi.sɨn/
Noun
Abisyn m pers
- (Middle Polish) Abyssinian (native of Ethiopia)
- Synonyms: (historical) Abisyńczyk, Etiopczyk
- (Middle Polish) pre-Chalcedonian, monophysite Ethiopian Christian
Declension
Attested forms of *Abisyn
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Abisyni/Abisynowie |
| genitive | — | Abisynów |
| dative | — | Abisynom |
| accusative | — | Abisynów/Abisyny |
| instrumental | — | Abisynami/Abisyny |
| locative | — | — |
| vocative | — | — |
Related terms
adjective
References
- Marek Kunicki-Goldfinger (25.03.2020) “ABISYN”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]