Abyssinian

English Alternative forms en Abissinian archaic Etymology From en Abyssinia n.n. and adj. 1 8963499457 Pronunciation en /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ən/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Abyssinian.wav Southern England en /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.i.ən/ /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.i.ən/ /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.jən/ US en ɪnjən ɪniən 5 4 Adjective - en dated Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian. from 1697 OED en Abassian Abyssin en 2019 w:Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King Canongate Books (2020) 335 Our men are frightened of these Abyssinian women. Of or pertaining to the Abyssinian Church. from 1687 OED en 1922 Herbert Weld Blundell Appendix G. Christianity in Abyssinia. The Royal Chronicle of Abyssinia, 1769–1840, with Translation and Notes Cambridge, Cambridgeshire At the University Press 519 https://archive.org/details/royalchronicleof00welduoft/page/519/mode/1up 4096871 This king Fasilides immediately restored the Abyssinian doctrines, and hunted out the Jesuit missionaries. en 1945 August w:Gregory Dix Variable Prayers in the Eastern Rites The Shape of the Liturgy 2nd Westminster Dacre Press chapter XIV (Variable Prayers at the Eucharist) 530 https://archive.org/details/shapeofliturgy0000dixg/page/530/mode/1up 345841 The Abyssinian rite has fourteen different eucharistic prayers for use on different liturgical days; en 1952 Henry Hersch Hart The Ships’ Companies Sea Road to the Indies: An Account of the Voyages and Exploits of the Portuguese Navigators, Together with the Life and Times of Dom Vasco da Gama, Capitão-Mór, Viceroy of India and Count of Vidigueira London; Edinburgh; Glasgow William Hodge and Company, Limited 111 https://archive.org/details/searoadtoindiesa0000henr/page/111/mode/1up 8376674 Among the documents, according to the chronicler João de Barros, was information brought to Lisbon by an Abyssinian priest, one Lucas Marcos, in 1490. Derived terms en Abyssinian banana Abyssinian cat Abyssinian fox Abyssinian gold Abyssinian mohr Abyssinianness Abyssinian primrose Abyssinian tea Abyssinian well Translations of or pertaining to Abyssinia Amharic: am ሐበሻ Bengali: bn হাবশী habśī Bulgarian: bg абиси́нски m Catalan: ca abissini Czech: cs habešský Danish: da abessinsk Finnish: fi abessinialainen French: fr abyssinien Galician: gl abisinio German: de abessinisch Greek: el αβησσυνιακός Hindi: hi हब्शी m, hi हबशी m, hi हबसी m, hi हबशिन f Hungarian: hu abesszin Irish: ga Aibisíneach Norwegian: Bokmål: nb abessinsk, nb abyssinsk, nb abyssinisk Nynorsk: nn abessinsk Polish: pl abisyński Portuguese: pt abissínio, pt abexim Romanian: ro abisinian Russian: ru абисси́нский Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh абисински m Latin: sh abisinski m Spanish: es abisinio Swedish: sv abessinsk Tagalog: tl Abisinyo Ukrainian: uk абіссі́нський Noun + (cat) thumb|(sense 1) A short-haired domestic cat descended from the cats of ancient Egypt, making it one of the oldest breeds in the world. from 1871 OED en Aby Abyssinian cat A member of the Abyssinian Church. from 1693 OED en dated A native of Ethiopia. from 1703 OED en Abassian Abyssin en 2019 Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King Canongate Books (2020) 308 A group of Abyssinians are astride horses in brightly colored saddles at the top of the hill across the valley. Derived terms en long-haired Abyssinian Translations cat Bulgarian: bg абиси́нска ко́тка f Danish: da abessiner c, da abyssinier c Finnish: fi abessinialainen German: de Abessinier f Irish: ga cat Aibisíneach m Japanese: ja アビシニアン abishinian Korean: ko 아비시니안 Norwegian: Bokmål: nb abyssiner m Polish: pl kot abisyński m, pl abisyńczyk m colloquial, pl abisynka f colloquial Portuguese: pt abissínio m Romanian: ro abisiniană f Russian: ru абисси́нец m, ru абисси́нка f, ru абисси́нский кот m, ru абисси́нская ко́шка f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh абисинка f Latin: sh abisinka f a native of Abyssinia Amharic: am ሐበሻ Bengali: bn হাবশী habśī Bulgarian: bg абиси́нец m, bg абиси́нка f Czech: cs Habešan m Danish: da abessiner c Finnish: fi abessinialainen French: fr Abyssinien m, fr Abyssinienne f Galician: gl abisinio m German: de Abessinier m m-p Greek: el Αβησσυνός m Hindi: hi हब्शी m, hi हबशी m, hi हबसी m, hi हबशिन f Hungarian: hu abesszin Irish: ga Aibisíneach m Italian: it abissino m Mari: Eastern Mari: mhr абиссинец, mhr абиссин Norwegian: Bokmål: nb abessinier, nb abyssiner m Nynorsk: nn abessiniar Persian: fa حبشی habaši Polish: pl Abisyńczyk m-pr, pl Abisynka f Portuguese: pt abissínio m, pt abexim Romanian: ro abisinian m, ro abisiniană f Russian: ru абисси́нец m, ru абисси́нка f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh абисинац m Latin: sh abisinac m Spanish: es abisinio m, es abisinia f Turkish: Ottoman Turkish: ota حبش habeş Proper noun The Amharic language. from 1660 OED Translations Amharic References en Domestic cats Ethiopia Nationalities