abyssinsk

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Abessinia +‎ -sk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abʏˈsiːnsk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnsk
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ys‧sinsk

Adjective

abyssinsk (neuter singular abyssinsk, definite singular and plural abyssinske, comparative mer abyssinsk, superlative mest abyssinsk)

  1. (historical, obsolete) Abyssinian (of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants)
    Synonym: etiopisk
    • 1933, Aksel Sandemose, En flyktning krysser sitt spor, page 112:
      den tenkende hest tenker naturligvis hverken på norsk eller abyssinsk
      the thinking horse naturally thinks neither of Norwegian nor Abyssinian

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