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Addis en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

From a diminutive of Adam + the patronymic suffix -s.

Meanings

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Addis en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Ellipsis of Addis Ababa.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of Addis Ababa.
   alt of Addis Ababa
   • As Italian soldiers advanced on Addis, Haile Selassie quietly boarded an overloaded train to Djibouti with his wife and five children, brushing aside the remonstrations of aghast Ethiopian notables. 2005, Michela Wrong, I Didn't Do It For You, page 153:

Addis en · PROPN · etymology 3

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of Addi
   form of Addi